Han family achievements

Chapter 144 Imperial Examination
Inside the Shangshutai, a group of people were still discussing tax cuts.

Xun You looked at Yang Biao and said, "Prime Minister, can you borrow some more?"

Ji and Yan prefectures were in turmoil, not to mention taxes and taxes, and additional money and food for bandit suppression and disaster relief funds had to be added.

Yang Biao frowned, blinked his small eyes, and said: "The Xun family belongs to the Yingchuan family, can Shangshu Xun borrow some from Yingchuan?"

Xun You's expression changed, and he sat back silently.

Yingchuan was ravaged several times by the Yellow Turban Army, and most of the major families fled. How can there be any money and food to borrow?
Wang Yundao: "We need to send troops to support the Jizhou incident."

"Where does the money come from?" Yang Biao asked calmly with his fat face tensed.

Wang Yun was blocked by this sentence and remained indifferent.

Xun You and Zhong Yao looked at each other, both of them were thinking about how to make money and food from the bottom of their hearts.

But the situation changed too quickly, which repeatedly disrupted their plans.

In the study room of Jingfu Palace.

Liu Bian lay on the table, looking at the pile of papers in front of him, no matter how you looked at it, he thought it was cute.

"Shi Houzhi..."

Liu Bian's eyes flickered with a smile, and then he said to himself: "Paper, pen and ink are not easy to get, what else can be monopolized by policy...Basic food, housing, transportation, clothes? Official clothes! Accessories? Food, housing, transportation ..."

After Liu Bian thought about it, it seemed that only clothes and accessories could be monopolized to harvest the leeks of a wave of aristocratic families.

After enjoying himself for a long time, Liu Bian looked at Ying Shao's playbook again, his smile gradually subsided, his eyes darkened.

What he, Yang Biao, and Huangfusong said was indeed the truth, but it was also true that the Black Mountain Army and the rebel army formed an alliance to create chaos!
Liu Bian turned his head and looked at the map on the wall. The center was Yanzhou, and the top was Jizhou.

"Cao Cao..."

Liu Bian narrowed his eyes, his thoughts turned slightly, and after a while, he turned to Pan Yin who was not far away, and said calmly, "Is everything arranged?"

Pan Yin bowed, with a slightly tight face, and said: "Yes."

Liu Bian hummed, sat up straight, and said, "You have to keep an eye on Taichang."

"The villain understands." Pan Yin said, he could already see that Liu Bian was going to use this 'Shihou paper' to make money.

……

Puyang City.

Ding Yuan sat on the main seat, smiled with Cao Cao, stroked his thin beard, and said, "Meng De, you have contributed a lot to the rebellion at Dingqiao. Next, what are your plans?"

Cao Cao couldn't hear the sound of Ding Yuan's words, and said with a blank face: "I will obey the order."

Ding Yuan smiled and said: "I estimate that the imperial court will ask Meng De to lead his army to the north to assist Yingshijun to pacify Jizhou."

Cao Cao didn't speak.

Ding Yuan's intention to drive him away is clearly revealed.

Guo Jia sat at the side, took a sip of wine, leaned his body halfway, raised his chin, looked at Ding Yuan rather arrogantly, and said loudly: "Ding Shijun is to blame for the chaos in Yanzhou, how can we deal with it? "

Ding Yuan smiled, snorted, and said, "I'm discussing matters with Meng De, so you don't have the right to speak!"

Cao Cao suddenly smiled, and said: "Ding Shijun, it is not rude to honor the words of filial piety, Ding Shijun must make plans early."

Ding Yuan stared at Cao Cao and sneered in his heart.

Guo Jia stared at Ding Yuan, and took another sip of wine leisurely.

With the defeat of Qiao Mao, the short-term alliance between Cao Cao and Ding Yuan fell apart, and instead they began to compete openly and secretly for the territory of Yanzhou.

After a few simple words, Cao Cao and Guo Jia came out.

Cao Cao held the saber in his hand, and said as he walked, "Feng Xiao, what do you think?"

Guo Jia lost his arrogance in front of Ding Yuan, his eyes flashed brightly, and said: "General, Ding Yuan will definitely not stay in Yanzhou for a long time. I predict that the imperial court will send him back to Beijing to question his crimes in a short time. Yanzhou is the land of the Four Wars, and those who are not capable cannot live there. If the general succeeds Yanzhou Mu, he will have great achievements in the world, and he will get it at his fingertips!"

Cao Cao's expression trembled.

For the word "merit", Cao Cao has an extremely fanatical heart.But with his current qualifications, he is still far from being the shepherd of a state.

Guo Jia could see it, and said with a smile: "Your Majesty is very kind to the General. This time, His Majesty has resisted all opinions and used the General to conquer Yanzhou. This Yanzhou Shepherd must be the General!"

Cao Cao stopped and looked at Guo Jia, hesitating to speak.

Guo Jia paused and said, "The general has something to hide?"

Cao Cao frowned, pondered for a moment, and said, "It's not a secret. I trained and killed more than a dozen soldiers in the Forbidden Army camp, and was impeached. Your Majesty transferred me to Luoyang to idle."

Guo Jia was not surprised, nodded and said: "Your Majesty, this is General Baoquan."

Cao Cao hummed, and said, "Once, His Majesty asked me whether I should lead the army or enter the court."

Guo Jia's face slowly froze, and he said with his eyes wide open: "The general chose to lead the army?"

"Yes." Cao Cao said.

Guo Jia stared at Cao Cao in a daze, speechless for a while.

Cao Cao's choice did not surprise him at all.But this is equivalent to saying that Cao Cao can no longer be the state herd?

It can only be the leading general!

Your Majesty in the palace, is that what you mean?

Cao Cao and Guo Jia looked at each other, saw his expression was stiff, suddenly laughed loudly, and said: "Feng Xiao, in today's world, only state shepherds and eunuchs can make meritorious deeds. I want to follow Wei Huo's example, suppress the rebellion inside, and destroy the four kingdoms outside." Yi, made great achievements for thousands of years, and in the annals of the Han Dynasty, the word "Cao Cao" will shine forever!"

Guo Jia stared at Cao Cao in a daze, speechless.

There seems to be nothing wrong with Cao Cao's thinking.

But with the decline of the Han Dynasty and the weakness of the imperial court, how can heroes have no place to stand?

Guo Jia stared at Cao Cao's side face full of pride and longing, and decided in his heart that he had to make a good plan for him.

"Munde."

Xiahou Dun came in a hurry and said, "The Prime Minister of Ren Chengguo, Zheng Sui, is here."

Cao Cao restrained his emotions and said, "What is he here for?"

Guo Jia picked up the jug, took a sip, and said, "The imperial decree has arrived."

Cao Cao was startled, looked at Guo Jia, and said, "Imperial decree? So soon?"

Guo Jia smiled and said: "It seems that His Majesty trusts the general very much, and it is expected that the general will be able to calm the bridge."

Cao Cao heard the words, straightened his clothes, strode forward, and said, "Follow me to receive the order."

Not long after, Puyang government office.

Zheng Sui, Minister of Ren Chengguo, stood at the top, looked at Ding Yuan and Cao Cao below, spread out the imperial decree, and said in a deep voice: "When the weather is right, I accept this order: rebels rise together, all talents work together, and soldiers obey their orders." , Keeping the people safe and guarding the border...Order Yanzhou Mudingyuan to focus on government affairs, disaster relief and appease the people. Wuwei General Cao Cao, brave and fearless, quelled the rebellion, and ordered the Governor of Yanzhou Military Affairs to eradicate the rebellion, wipe out bandits, and protect the people from worries... Like a story, Chin."

Hearing this, Ding Yuan's complexion changed again and again, with unwillingness and fear in his eyes.

This decree retained his official position as Yanzhou pastor, but removed his military power!
"Sir Cao Cao, take the decree!" Cao Cao raised his hands and said in a deep voice.

Zheng Sui glanced at Ding Yuan from the corner of his eye, stepped forward and handed the imperial decree to Cao Cao, and said with a smile, "General Wuwei, please."

Cao Cao got up without changing his face, and couldn't hide his excitement.

He originally thought that His Majesty in the palace would order him to lead his troops to the north, but he never expected that it was the governor of Yanzhou Military Affairs!

Guo Jiaqiang endured his alcohol addiction, and couldn't help being curious.

Deprive Ding Yuan of military power and order Cao Cao to be the governor of military affairs. Is this an emergency arrangement, or is it an early plan?
Ding Yuan saw that the sacred object was in Cao Cao's hands, with a dull expression on his face.

He is afraid that he is the first state shepherd to be deprived of military power!Waiting for the news of Qiao Mao's failure to come back to Luoyang, and the impeachment by the government and the opposition, this short-suffering state shepherd may not even have a seat!
Cao Cao held back the excitement in his heart, exchanged polite words with Zheng Sui, spared Ding Yuan, and suddenly laughed with Lu Bu: "Feng Xian's hero, Cao Cao has only seen him in his life, if you wish to join me, Cao Cao will not treat you badly!"

Lu Bu was taken aback, not expecting Cao Cao to solicit him openly.

He remained motionless, raised his hand and said, "Thank you, General Cao, for your love. In the end, I will follow Ding Shijun's righteous son, and I will follow him to the death. Please forgive me, General Cao."

Cao Cao smiled, and said: "Fostering the high righteousness, Cao's shogunate is always waiting to serve the ancestors."

Lu Bu glanced at Ding Yuan from the corner of his eye, and said more solemnly: "General Cao fell in love with the wrong one."

Seeing Ding Yuan's gloomy expression, Cao Cao felt relieved, pulled Zheng Sui out, and said, "Master Zheng Guo, Cao Cao has something else to ask, please."

Zheng Sui didn't pay much attention to Ding Yuan, and walked out laughing with Cao Cao.

Ding Yuan stared at the backs of Cao Cao and the others, filled with hatred in his heart, and saw that Lu Bu had not abandoned him, his face showed emotion, and he said sadly: "After this incident, I am afraid that I will go to Beijing to question the crime, Feng Xian... why not follow that Cao Cao, He is His Majesty's favorite person, and his future is boundless."

Lu Bu knelt down on one knee immediately, and said in a deep voice, "Father, the child will never leave! If the court asks for a crime, the child will take the blame for the father!"

Ding Yuan's eyes flickered, he quickly helped him up, and sighed softly: "Forget it, I know you have always been filial. However, it is not so easy to overthrow your father!"

Lu Bu got up, stared at Ding Yuan, and said, "What's the best way for foster father?"

Ding Yuan smiled coldly and said, "Let Cao Cao be proud for a few days!"

Lu Bu followed his gaze and looked out the door, vaguely hearing Cao Cao's laughter, his eyes flickered slightly.

Zheng Sui and Cao Cao walked out of the government office. Seeing no one else around, they whispered to Cao Cao: "General Cao, Your Majesty, I order you to put down the banditry in Yanzhou as soon as possible, and wait for the order of the army."

Cao Cao raised his hand and said solemnly, "I don't know, what else does Your Majesty have to say?"

Zheng Sui looked around again, and said: "The imperial court will soon send officials at all levels to Yanzhou, General Cao needs to cooperate. Including prefects, county captains, county magistrates, county captains, and Su Duwei, county Six Cao Caos in the county, etc. The prefect and the county magistrate will not lead the army, if there is chaos, General Cao will suppress it."

Cao Cao listened carefully, and when Zheng Sui finished speaking, he said in a low voice, "Is there anything related to me?"

"General Wuwei" is a temporary appointment, that is, to retreat, and "Governor of Military Affairs" is not a specific official position.

Zheng Sui shook his head and said, "I don't know."

Cao Cao paused for a moment when he heard the words, and then laughed loudly, saying: "Master Zheng Guo has worked hard, come here, let's set up a banquet!"

Zheng Sui wanted to establish a relationship with this upstart, so he said happily: "I will stick to my wish, I dare not ask for it."

Cao Cao and Zheng Sui drank three rounds, blushed, staggered, and said, "Zheng..."

He fell down on the table with a plop.

Zheng Sui laughed loudly when he saw it, and said, "General Cao, your drinking capacity...well, it's just that..."

Zheng Sui took a gulp of wine, struggled to stand up, staggered and sat back down, belching and nodding, before long, he also fell down.

After a while, Cao Cao sat up, wiped his beard expressionlessly, and turned to go out.

When I came to the yard, I saw Guo Jia admiring the moon with wine.

Cao Cao walked over with a smile and said, "Feng Xiao, there is no moon tonight, so drinking alone is not fun?"

Guo Jia seemed to drink a little too much, his face was a little flushed, he looked at Cao Cao and said, "What did the general find out?"

Cao Cao sat down, shook his head and said, "Zheng Sui's knowledge is limited, I think His Majesty may send me back to Beijing."

Guo Jia took a sip of his wine, shook his head, and said, "The General may not be able to figure out what Your Majesty is thinking."

Cao Cao sat up straight and said, "Feng Xiao, what advice do you have?"

Guo Jia sat down a little better and said, "The general will probably get his wish."

Cao Cao's long and narrow eyes flickered slightly, and he was both excited and disappointed.

Yanzhou Mu is enough to make his heart beat!
……

Three days later, too often.

Liu Bian came to Taichang in person to inspect the paper mill.

Cai Yong and Cai Zheng followed, nervous and excited.

Liu Bian looked at the process one after another, each strange tool, and wanted to say a few words, but he didn't find a chance from the beginning to the end.

Under Cai Yong's gesture, Cai Zheng took a few pieces of paper, handed it to Liu Bian nervously, and said, "Your Majesty, this is just made."

Liu Bian took it over and frowned.

Some are yellowed, look rough, touch it with your hands, and there are small lumps of rough hemp.

"No, keep improving."

As Liu Bian walked, he said, "It's about my face, how can I get such a piece of paper?"

Cai Zheng panicked, and hurriedly said: "Yes, yes, the villain will definitely improve and make sure to satisfy His Majesty."

Liu Bian looked at all kinds of strange equipment again, and said, "How many pieces can you produce in a year?"

Cai Zheng bowed, first glanced at Cai Yong, and said, "Return to Your Majesty, at present, there are about [-] copies. When improvements are made, more people will be recruited. It is possible to have several million copies a year..."

"not enough!"

Liu Bian looked at Cai Yong with a dignified expression, and said, "It must be over ten million!"

Cai Yong straightened his expression, and said in a deep voice, "I accept the decree."

Cai Zheng was on the side, just laughing with fear.

Thousands of copies, even if he tried his best, he couldn't do it!

Liu Bian walked around again, out of Taichang, and came to the recruiting hall.

He went in quietly, sat in the corner, and watched carefully.

With less than a cup of tea, Liu Bian shook his head, couldn't help getting up and leaving.

There is only one table with five people, and there is nothing practical except for the empty talk of citing classics.

As soon as he got up, he saw Cai Wenji coming in from the door, followed by a man.

Her maid kept pushing her back, but the man clung to her like a brown candy, as if he was whispering something all the time.

Liu Bian's eyes moved slightly, and he approached quietly.

"Sister-in-law, please help me tell, there are so many vacancies in Yanzhou, a county magistrate, it's not just a matter of Cai Gong..." Seeing Liu Bian approaching, the man paused, and said with a stern face on guard: "Are you Who? I don't care who you are, don't think about my sister-in-law!"

Cai Wenji came to return the book, turned around and saw Liu Bian, and hurriedly wanted to salute, but Liu Bian waved his hand and said with a smile: "Cai Xiaoniang and I are old acquaintances, if you want to go to Yanzhou to fill the vacancy, why don't you go to Taixue University?" Take the entrance exam?"

The man looked suspiciously at the faces of Liu Bian and Cai Wenji, as if he wanted to find something.

Cai Wenji frowned, and said coldly, "Fifth Uncle, please respect yourself."

The man seemed to be irritated, and suddenly said loudly: "Cai Yan, let me tell you, although you have returned home, you are still a woman from my Wei family. If you commit adultery..."

Snapped

Before he finished speaking, Liu Bian slapped him hard and quickly.

Wei Zhongyi was stunned, completely unexpected, staring at Liu Bian in a daze.

Liu Bian looked at him with the same expression as usual, and said, "You have to continue spraying dung, I will knock out your teeth one by one, and pull out your tongue."

Wei Zhongyi didn't know Liu Bian's identity, but Cai Wenji knew it. She looked at Wei Zhongyi with warning eyes and said flatly, "Let's go."

"Bitch! Are you driving me away?"

Wei Zhongyi was enraged, and slapped Cai Wenji.

When Liu Bian saw it, he grabbed Cai Wenji with one hand, flew up with his kick, kicked Wei Zhongyi back again and again, and fell to the ground.

Seeing this, Pan Yin exchanged glances with the plainclothes guards outside the door.

Four imperial guards rushed in, covered Wei Zhongyi's mouth, and dragged him out.

Seeing this, Cai Wenji quickly broke free from Liu Bian's arms, and said in a low voice, "Thank you, Your Majesty."

"Let's take two servants out." Liu Bian nodded, since he had nothing to talk to Cai Wenji, he turned and left.

Cai Wenji waited for Liu Bian to leave before she relaxed her brows, let out a breath, her pretty face was flushed under the veil.

Liu Bian left the recruiting hall, and did not return to the palace, but came to a row of private houses not far from the Suzaku Gate, on the side of the imperial road.

Pan Yin stood behind Liu Bian, and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, Hucao's side has already been prepared. It is estimated that there will be money in the second half of the year. We will demolish these houses first."

Liu Bian nodded.

With the continuous expansion of Shangshutai, there are too many people coming and going, it is not suitable to stay in the palace, so it has always been an established plan to move Liu Cao out of the palace.

The delay to the second half of the year is due to lack of money.

And in this fashionable desk.

Yang Biao, Wang Yun, and Xun You are discussing matters in the small conference hall.

The faces of the three of them were not very good-looking, because there were more than 30 playbooks on the small table in front of them.

Xun You looked at Yang Biao and Wang Yun, and said, "Prime Minister, Your Majesty, these twelve books are about impeaching Ding Shijun of Yanzhou for his incompetence, and demanding that he be arrested and sent to Beijing for interrogation. These more than 20 books are about impeaching General Cao of Wuwei for looting and killing Good deeds, overstepping the law, destroying the Qiao family and so on."

Yang Biao sat upright, with a fat face, and said: "Didn't your majesty say that the military affairs should be in charge of the Grand Sima Mansion?"

Xun You said: "This is just sent by the Da Sima Mansion."

Wang Yun's eyes were indifferent, and he said: "Qiao escaped and hid, Yanzhou is still undecided, and the calamity needs to be appeased, and Ding Yuan can't leave. Cao Cao's conquest has gone too smoothly, there must be something strange in it, I intend to transfer Cao Cao back to Beijing to question the crime!"

Yang Biao looked at Wang Yun, feeling an inexplicable strangeness in his heart.

Xun You knew that Liu Bian's will had arrived in Yanzhou, so he said calmly: "Prime Minister, Prince, the meaning of Da Sima Mansion is to ask Your Majesty to make a holy judgment. Li Cao's idea is that Ding Yuan and Cao Cao should stay in Yanzhou temporarily. The original incident was revealed and the military power was taken away. As for Cao Cao, he is temporarily in charge of Yanzhou's military affairs until the banditry is completely quelled."

"No!"

Wang Yun said decisively: "Cao Cao has won the holy family, so he should be cautious in his words and deeds in order to repay the king's kindness. Now, he has done all the plundering, killing the good and pretending to be meritorious, and usurping the Yi people. What else is he not dared to do?" of!"

Yang Biao looked at Wang Yun, feeling awkward. He felt that Wang Yun was targeting Cao Cao on purpose.

Xun You didn't think much about it, seeing Wang Yun's insistence, he raised his hand and said, "What does the Prime Minister mean?"

Yang Biao and Xun You looked at each other, met his gaze, blinked, suddenly woke up suddenly, sat up straight, nodded heavily, and said: "Xun Shangshu is right, let's do it this way."

Wang Yun's face darkened, and he said: "Cao Cao is so rebellious, he will cause a catastrophe every day, which will damage the sage, the prime minister must think clearly!"

Yang Biao said with a straight face, "The truth has been decided, so there is no need to say anything."

Wang Yun saw that Yang Biao was getting more and more majestic as a prime minister, his eyes were cold, and he was very annoyed in his heart.

This Yang Biao used to fool, Cao Cao was impeached by more than 20 people, but he did nothing, and appointed him to lead Yanzhou's military affairs!

Isn't this a chance for him to sit big?
One day, Cao Cao will not lose his tail, let's see how you deal with yourself!

Seeing this, Xun You changed the subject and said, "Prime Minister, Your Majesty, the next thing is to fill the vacancy in Yanzhou."

Yang Biao looked at him, blinked his small eyes, and said, "Didn't Your Majesty say before that the big exams of etherology and Hongdumen should be based on merit?"

Xun You pretended to think about it, and said: "Yes. However, if you think about it carefully, the lower officials, not all people in the world are in the Taixue. Regardless of Tai students or Hongdumen students, people with lofty ideals can enter the exam and choose the best to be an official."

Yang Biao was thoughtful when he heard this.

There was nothing wrong with such an arrangement, and it seemed that there was nothing wrong with it, but he always felt that something was wrong, and he couldn't explain it.

Wang Yun thought for a while, and said: "Tai Xue and Hong Du School may not be enough, and we have to issue a document ordering all states and counties to investigate and recommend."

Xun You said: "Your Majesty, it may be too late. The situation in Yanzhou is like fire, and the calamity needs to be filled."

Wang Yun frowned, and said: "Then, transfer nearby?"

Xun You still shook his head and said, "Qing, Hebei, and Henan cannot be stable, and Sili cannot transfer so many people to fill Yanzhou at once."

Yang Biao thought about it, but he couldn't figure out what was wrong. He looked at Xun You and said, "What does Li Cao mean?"

Xun You said: "The meaning of Li Cao is to publish a document to the world in the name of Shangshutai, set a date, and take an examination every three or ten days to make up for the official vacancies in Yanzhou."

　Two more ten thousand words.Ask for a monthly ticket~
　　
　
(End of this chapter)