Sima Yi's Three Kingdoms Collection Collection

Chapter 42 Incognito, first entry into the official career (12)
Du Chuan listened, squinted his eyes and smiled slightly: "Ma Jun's words are a bit flattering. Du is getting old, and it's no good to be the servant of the household department. Anmin has made a lot of contributions, and Master Yang favors him a lot." At this point, he thought about it, and couldn't help but want to trick him, and to see how he reacted, he pretended to be very casual and said: "Where are you going?" At that time, Mr. Ma had excellent work in the fields and was strongly recommended by Mr. Yang, and he had extremely deep personal connections to follow the trend-you will naturally be able to rise to the top and make a fortune!"

"Is there an extremely deep personal connection?" Sima Yi's expression was startled, and he stared at Du Chuan for a long while in surprise, as if he couldn't believe that the words came from him, and seemed to have been picked out of a deep hidden secret. Secretly, he said in a low voice, "Why did Du Juncheng make such a statement? Mr. Ma didn't quite understand..."

Du Chuan didn't force him with words, but put on a shallow sneer, and met his astonished gaze without avoiding it.

After a while, Sima Yi was finally discouraged, lowered his head slightly, and said a little shyly: "Oh! I never thought that I kept my background a secret, and I still couldn't escape the eyes of Du Juncheng—you said There is no trace of deep personal connections in the imperial court, but I am indeed a member of the Sima family in Xiaojingli, Wen County, this county."

"Hehehe... Ma Jun, oh, Sima Jun, I'm afraid your origin and background are not as simple as being a member of the Sima family in Wen County!" Du Chuan couldn't help touching the beard at the corner of his mouth with his hand, and there was a hint of coldness in his smile "As far as Du knows, you are actually Sima Yi, the son of former Jingzhao Yin Lord Sima Fang, and the younger brother of Xudu Cao Sikong Mansion Master Sima Lang!"

Sima Yi's complexion changed suddenly, and he pretended to be very horrified. He bowed down to Du Chuan and said in a trembling voice, "Du Juncheng is really a god! You know all about Yi——I really admire your foresight. Endless!"

Du Chuan smiled and waved his hands, with the "eight" mustache on the corner of his mouth curled up, and asked slowly: "Sima Jun, you have such a noble and noble family background, and you have such a smart and honest talent and knowledge. Why are you willing to take the position of a subordinate in Hanoi County? In the past, Du was too blind to see Mount Tai. If there is any disrespect, please forgive me, Mr. Sima."

"Du Juncheng's words really made me at a loss." Sima Yi fell on the ground, sweating profusely in panic, and replied very respectfully as before, "Du Juncheng has taken good care of me for more than half a year, and I will remember it deeply in my heart." , Unforgettable. In fact, this rude act of taking a false name and concealing one's family background really deeply offended Du Juncheng and all his colleagues in the same county. Please forgive me!"

After hearing this, Du Chuan stroked the two "eight" mustaches at the corners of his mouth, tilted his upper body, lowered his eyes so as not to look directly at Sima Yi, laughed dryly for a while, and finally replied after a while: "Mr. Sima took a false name and concealed his family background. There must be deep intentions—as long as this move is beneficial to your great cause! As for what you say is offensive or not, it is a bit too far-fetched."

"How can I say something about 'great plans and great achievements'? Du Juncheng's words are too serious, too serious." Sima Yi couldn't help laughing at himself, raised his head and said to Du Chuanhua, "To tell the truth, I have taken a false name for myself this time. Hiding from your family background is indeed for the sake of admiring your own ability, giving full play to your strengths, and becoming an official with both name and reality! Du Juncheng has worked with this subordinate for a long time, and he must be very familiar with his temperament and temperament. Although this subordinate belongs to a family Coming from a famous family, but also a Confucian scholar who has read the scriptures of sages and sages, he always disdains to be promoted by virtue of his family background! Therefore, I hide my real name, surname, family background, and just want to rely on my true talents to learn to stand out Now, Master Yang Jun is here to inspect the affairs of the village and the people in this county. It can be said that it is a great opportunity for me to gain the appreciation of my superiors and stand out! I also hope that Du Juncheng will help me with all my strength."

"Oh...so that's your intention to hide yourself..." After Du Chuan listened, he thought about it, and found that everything Sima Yi had done since he entered the county mansion was indeed eager for quick success and quick profit, which was really unreal. He came here deliberately for himself and the Yuan brothers!Could it be that I was really overly suspicious?If what he said was true, then there would be no conflict with him.He seeks to be promoted to his official position, and I seek to earn my own money. Well water does not interfere with river water, both sides are safe!well!Now that I think about it carefully, the "Zhuo Yi" assessment quota given by Shang Shutai earlier this year must have come for him, Sima Yi!

As soon as he thought of this, he captured his mind, and asked with some surprise: "Mr. Sima, you have an elder brother who is the chief bookkeeper of Cao Sikong's mansion, and you still need to seek promotion in such a secretive and devious way." Is it? You can really toss..."

Sima Yi smiled slightly, and said: "Cheng Du Jun doesn't know something. Now that Cao Sikong is in power, he can't be stricter in enlisting people from famous families. If there is no real talent and performance, he will ignore them at all." He is selected based on his family background and family background. The more a person from a famous family enters an official position, the more picky he will be! In this road to officialdom, someone has already taken the lead. Didn’t you talk about the one from Yingchuan County earlier? Are you going to count Chen Qun? He is actually a descendant of the famous Chen family in Yuzhou, and he has an old friendship with Mr. Xun Yu from Shangshutai, but in the end he can only rely on the "secret and devious" you said. Detour' way to get promoted! Sigh..."

Seeing what he said, Du Chuan nodded slightly, the doubts on his face slowly receded, and finally stood up with a smile, patted him on the shoulder a few times, and said happily: "Okay! Mr. Meng Sima attaches so much importance to you, I have no other words, I will do my best to help you make achievements in the affairs of garrisoning the fields and reassuring the people in this county. Beijing!"

The wicked complain first

After returning from the field inspection at the government-owned Tuntian farm in Hanoi County in the afternoon, Yang Jun sat in the bedroom of the post house so excited that he couldn't sleep all night after the inspection, and a huge stone in his heart was finally released.

He secretly calculated in his mind: According to the observation of farmland in Hanoi County during the day, this Hanoi County has already recruited [-] or [-] refugee customers and reclaimed nearly [-] hectares of land, which has indeed achieved remarkable results .Then, it is no problem for the imperial court to collect [-] shi of military rations from these farm customers this year.Recently, after defeating Gongsun Zan, Yuan Shao in Jizhou became very ambitious. He relied on the strength of his army and showed off his power. He became more and more disobedient to the Xudu court. "Incompetence to stabilize chaos, powerlessness to quell rebellion" has already aroused the righteous indignation of Yang Taiwei, Cao Sikong, Xun Lingjun and other pillars. The county confiscated [-] shi of military rations for the imperial court in one fell swoop, and solved the food supply worries of tens of thousands of elite soldiers for nearly a month. It is indeed a miracle!This on-the-spot inspection by myself will eventually be successful, and I will not fail the great trust of Cao Sikong and Xun Lingjun!

Thinking of this, Yang Jun felt even more at ease.He rubbed his palms together, and then repeatedly ordered to his personal servant Yang Ye: "Prepare silk, fetch inkstone, fill water, grind ink, I'm going to paint..."

If it were someone else, he would have been amazed at the inspector's enthusiasm for painting in the middle of the night, but Yang Ye has been following him for many years, and he is already used to it, so he hurriedly went down to prepare silk ink.

Yang Jun is a well-known painter in the Scholars Garden of Xudu, and his skill in depicting objects and scenes can be called ingenious and superb.He doesn't care about the time and place in his paintings, as long as he is interested, he will spread out the paper and silk and splash the ink in one go. Move around like a powerful and unconstrained style, suddenly refined.When the painting was finished, everyone looked at it and felt that the landscape figures in his paintings were vivid and lively, as if they jumped out of the scroll.Therefore, His Majesty Emperor Xian once praised him for his "exquisite painting skills and ingenuity", and everyone in Xudu Rulin was proud to receive his paintings.

Tonight, Yang Jun was in a good mood and flourished in painting. He decided to present a picture of "A Thousand Miles of Jiahe in the Farmland" to the His Majesty, Cao Sikong, Xun Lingjun and other important officials of the country appreciate it.

Just when he was slightly closing his eyes and brewing the inspiration for the painting, Yang Ye had already presented a piece of silk, a piece of wolf hair, a piece of ancient ink, a piece of jade inkstone, and a bowl of water, which he placed on the table and several desks, and then thoughtfully He dropped his hands and stepped back.

After about half a stick of incense, Yang Jun, who was sitting quietly on the seat, suddenly opened his eyes, picked up the wolf hair fine brush, dipped it in ink, and waved it down like a dragon and a tiger leaping on the piece of silk. The spirit snake's wandering has already outlined the streams and streams near and far, as well as the high and low mountains and valleys...

I don't know how long it took, he suddenly let out a long laugh, leaned back, and slowly put the wolf hair fine brush back on the inkstone - this "Picture of Jiahe in a Thousand Miles of Villages" he has completed eighty-nine out of ten. There were clumps of seedlings and ears of grain standing upright facing the sky, which were left for him to polish while sitting on the couch.

At this moment, Yang Ye knocked lightly on the door of the bedroom a few times from outside, and then he raised his voice and said: "My lord, Sima Yi, the governor of Hanoi County, came to pay a visit, saying that he has something to see."

"Sima Yi?" After hearing this, Yang Jun couldn't help thinking: In the past few days, Sima Yi, as the official in charge of Anmin affairs in Zhongtuntian, Hanoi County, has been checking with himself on the spot, and his performance towards him can be regarded as somewhat learn.This Sima Yi seemed to be young, but he dealt with all kinds of common affairs in an orderly manner, with appropriate severity, and his methods were very smooth and sophisticated, he could be called a rare and capable official.Moreover, he is actually the younger brother of Sir Sima Lang, the head of the Sikong Mansion... Thinking of this, Yang Jun stretched out his hand, took the piece of ancient ink and rubbed it on the inkstone with clean water for a long while, and finally said: "You invite him in."

The bedroom door opened, and Sima Yi, dressed in casual clothes, walked in quickly. At first glance, he almost thought he was a servant!Seeing this, Yang Jun, who was slowly grinding his ink, couldn't help being surprised: This Sima Yi took off his official uniform and dressed up as a servant, which was intended to cover up his appearance. Could it be that he came here tonight to tell you something secret? ?Reminiscent of Sima Lang's whispered advice to him when he left Xudu this time, he immediately came to his senses, pondered for a while, looked over Sima Yi's head, and gave Yang Ye a wink at the door .Yang Ye immediately closed the door and retreated outside to watch out for the two of them.

Seeing Yang Jun's vigilance, Sima Yi secretly admired him, bowed deeply to him, and said respectfully, "Master Yang! Xiaosheng is so polite."

(End of this chapter)