Johime Three Kingdoms

Chapter 409 Decent People

When Bai Tu heard Zhang Chunhua's words, he silently praised her in his heart. At the same time, he also made a concerned expression and quickly asked someone to get Jinling Bone Powder - there are four treasures of the study for young students, and naturally there are also gifts for the elderly...

"That's right, Old Lieutenant Yang is old and has been humiliated by that... ahem, cruel officials. You must make up for it!" Bai Tu said in a tone of "I am a big shot and I will not deliberately ridicule you."

On the other hand, he looked at Zhang Chunhua with some reproach, as if to say: Don't mention Man Chong's name. Do you think Dezu is embarrassed?

Yang Xiu's expression, which had always been pretending to be calm, now became slightly frozen...

Hit someone without slapping someone in the face, scold someone without exposing someone's shortcomings - from this sentence, Zhang Chunhua realized in reverse how to make people feel the most uncomfortable!

When Cao Cao first welcomed the Han Emperor, he had always been wary of Yang Biao, the Dinghai Shenzhen in the dynasty. Although Yang Biaokong was a Taiwei and had no military power, he had a high prestige among the courtiers.

Therefore, when Yuan Shu established himself as Dazhong, Yang Biao was dismissed from his post and imprisoned because Yang was related to Yuan Shu. In particular, he was handed over to Man Chong for interrogation...

It is said that marriages between major families are normal. If we really dig into it, the Yuan family, the Cao family, and the Xiahou family are not without in-laws. This accusation is untenable.

And who is Man Chong?

Representatives of ruthless officials, a group of cruel people...

Who doesn't know what the result will be if it is handed over to Man Chong for interrogation?
Xun Yu couldn't stand it at the time, and specifically told Man Chong to be "cautious"... However, Man Chong ignored it and still tortured Yang Biao. Fortunately, although Yang Biao was old, he endured it and did not admit anything.

This incident indeed shocked the government and the public at the time and caused an uproar in Kyushu. When Liu Ye was sent to Yangzhou as an envoy, he was also criticized by Kong Rong, Hua Xin and others for this.

According to Liu Ye's official statement, Yang Biao's beating was all the fault of Man Chong and could not be promoted to Cao Cao, but obviously no one paid the bill...

Later, Yang Biao was acquitted. Although Cao Cao did not admit any fault, he wanted to repair the relationship with the court faction, so he enlisted Yang Xiu to be his "secretary".

If Cao Cao had previously broken the unspoken rules by arresting Yang Biao and being tortured in the name of his in-laws, then... now bringing up the matter of "your master beating your father" in front of Yang Xiu has undoubtedly broken the rules. Unspoken rules.

So Bai Tu can't talk about it, and Zhang Chunhua... he doesn't care about reputation, and now he positions himself as a close minister!

And at this time, the gender that was originally a weak point has suddenly become a protective color - a girl accidentally broke the unspoken rules, what can you Yang Xiu say?You're not careful, yah yah!
Xia Houjuan estimated that since Yang Xiu came to pick her up, he should know her true identity. As for the matter between Yang Xiu and Yang Biao... she also knew something about it, although she had not made her debut when the play "Yang Biao's Torture" was staged. , but is already a binge watcher.

Regarding his uncle, Xia Houjuan, who was not a white lotus, did not think that Cao Cao had done anything wrong in this matter, but... Yang Xiu actually "recognized the thief as his father", which was a bit embarrassing.

At this time, Bai Tu had placed a large box of Jinling Zhuang Bone Powder in front of Yang Xiu, asking him not to forget to take it away - this was all his feelings for the old Taiwei, please don't be polite to me!

When Yang Xiu accepted the gift, his expression was still a little unnatural, but when he asked his guards to carry it down, he had already adjusted it properly: "Thank you, King Chu, for thinking about my father."

Bai Tu was invited to the table by Zhuge Jin. Although Zhuge Liang was not here, he was able to "catch all" the people present, so Bai Tu's trip was not in vain.

Especially Zhuge Jin and Shi Tao. The reason why the former came to his brother's "thatched cottage" was to wait for "Tu", and the latter, as Xu Shu, a fellow countryman, said, he admired Bai Tu very much...

Even if Bai Tu said that he did not come here as the King of Chu today, he could not simply eat and drink with them now, and others would not be comfortable either, so Bai Tu soon got to the point.

"You are all talented people. Now that the Kingdom of Chu is in the ascendant, we are in desperate need of talents. I wonder if you would be willing to serve in the Kingdom of Chu and contribute to the common people together?" Bai Tu said directly.

When Zhuge Jin and Shi Tao heard the words, they both agreed immediately. Meng Jian also hesitated for a moment before "paying homage to the king"...

Only Cui Jun said with a look of regret at this time: "Thank you King Chu for your kindness, but Jun has already promised Brother Dezu before, and... he has been away for many years, and he also wants to go home for a visit."

Cui Jun's hometown is in Boling County, a county in Jizhou. It is also the Cui family of Boling in the "Five Surnames and Seven Hopes". It has a long heritage and the most recent big figure... is Cui Jun's father, Emperor Ling. Cui Lie, who served as a Taiwei at that time, later died when Li and Guo rebelled against Chang'an.

Zhang Chunhua wanted to say something after hearing this, but stopped after receiving Bai Tu's look.

Bai Tu is a decent person, and the Chu State is not a poor one. You can't ridicule people just because they don't use it for your own use. This goes against Bai Tu's philosophy. Instead, you should praise him!
"In that case, as a friend for a day, I will help you have a smooth journey!" Bai Tu raised his glass.

"Thank you King Chu, then... Jun also dares to give advice to the king as a minister for a day?" Cui Jun said with a different expression.

Bai Tu noticed something strange, but of course he said: "But it doesn't matter."

"Although the Chu State is a meritocracy, you must also remember the word virtue...Don't talk too much for the sake of women." Cui Jun looked at Zhang Chunhua as if I didn't say anything.

On the one hand, he had a good chat with Yang Xiu before, but he could not see Yang Xiu being squeezed out. On the other hand... he had also heard that Zhang Chunhua was Jia Xu's student, so he had resentment in his heart.

Zhang Chunhua's pretty eyes shot up when she heard this, and she wanted to fight back...but she moved her mouth, but in the end she didn't say anything. After all, the King of Chu was a decent man, so as a minister, she had to maintain this dignity, and Yang Xiu was guilty of being mean. Come up, but Cui Jun is still...

At least they weren't named!

Moreover, Cui Jun, as a member of the Boling Cui family, said this to Bai Tu, and it is not impossible to think of the dispute between the imperial examination and the Chaju. It is not impossible to privately accuse the imperial examination system of not paying enough attention to character as the Chaju system, and it is not appropriate to respond rashly.

"That's right! What Zhou Ping said makes sense, and I always reflect on it and learn from history." After being stunned for a moment, Bai Tu praised Cui Jun with a smile.

"The King of Chu is wise." Cui Jun also said politely. He didn't want to offend Bai Tu. The current Bai Tu was not something he, a talkative scholar, could touch. Even his new boss was not willing to offend him.

But Bai Tu actually directly said "take history as a mirror"?Is this an indirect attack on the Chaju system?What about Chu State’s policy tendencies…

Just when everyone thought that Bai Tu had admitted this secret loss, Bai Tu said indignantly: "This kind of behavior like selling one's official position during the Ling Emperor's reign is something that I can't stand the most... Why is the position of the Three Dukes worth 1000 million? Money, a virtuous person can fold it in half or something like that, it’s so polite! Oops... Ahem, I drank too much, so don’t think too much."

Cui Lie's Taiwei was bought at a discount for 500 million yuan. Later... he was replaced because Cao Song paid the original price of 1000 million yuan.

(End of this chapter)