Weird Three Kingdoms

Chapter 2572 Abundant Talents
Confucius said: "Don't worry about being few, but worry about unevenness." 』

It can be seen that the lack of human hearts is often due to comparison.

Cai Mao was like this back then.

The same is true now.

During the Battle of Jingzhou, Cai Mao was regarded as a relatively firm Jingzhou gentry who took refuge in Cao Cao.

Perhaps it was because Cai Mao had some friendship with Cao Cao before, a deeper friendship than Fei Qian, or maybe it was because Cao Cao was closer to Jingzhou at that time, and Fei Qian had a dispensable attitude, but no matter how you say it, Cai Mao In the end, he pulled many people and joined Cao Cao together, and maintained most of his strength in Jingzhou.

Therefore, Cai Mao's contribution to Cao Cao's battle of Jingzhou is not insignificant.

However, Cai Mao's "position" in Cao Cao's political group has always been a bit embarrassing.

Cai Hao is old, his achievements are not small, and he thinks that he is "loyal" to Cao Cao, but he is not as good as Xun Yu in terms of ability, inferior to Xia Hou in terms of status, and inferior to Guo Jia in terms of intelligence. After the war, there was basically no chance of promotion, and he was never promoted by Cao Cao.

In fact, on the whole, the members of Cao Cao's political group have always been mixed, good and bad. Allegiance to the actual royalist...

Cao Cao knew this, so some local officials who were local tyrants and powerful surnames were the most greedy in their daily life, and the fish and meat places were successfully listed on the list of officials to rectify this time.

It's just that the relationship between the gentry is like a spider's web.

Among the people who were dealt with, there are also some who have a close relationship with Cai Mao and have many contacts...

As a result, Cai Mao could not help feeling a little flustered in his heart.

After the battle of Jingzhou in the past, Cai Mao got a new position.

But not enough, Cai Mao is not alone, he is a representative of a family, so what is the use of being promoted to Cai Mao's vain position alone?
What's more, it's just Captain Changshui...

Of course, Captain Changshui's reputation is not small.

Captain Changshui is regarded as the establishment of the Imperial Army. It was first established by Emperor Wu of the Western Han Dynasty. He was one of the eight captains of the Northern Army.Leading Changshui Xuanqu Huqi, stationed in the capital, and concurrently in charge of expedition.

But now, Captain Changshui is just an empty shell.

What's more, everyone knows that Cai Mao's talent in cavalry, how can I put it, just like that, who would really let a general with special skills in the navy command the cavalry?
So, even though he is ranked two thousand stones, and ranks as a minister, the official position is not small, but how do you compare it with Cai Mao's previous prediction...

Yes, it's not that I didn't get benefits, but compared with others, it seems less!
People's hearts change, and they are most afraid of comparisons. This is the crux of the problem!

Officials are most sensitive to changes in their status.

Recently, Cai Hao also felt very clearly that his position in the Cao's political group was no longer as good as before.Even compared to when he was under Liu Biao, it was far worse.

In the past, although Cai Mao was only a local official in Jingzhou, he was basically the No. [-] figure in Jingzhou after Liu Biao. At that time, even if Cai Mao expressed some ideas that were at odds with Liu Biao, Liu Biao would not easily refute them, and even planned to catch them. Only when you get some braids or something can you speak louder to Cai Mao.And now Cai Mao is in Cao Cao's camp, what number is he?
In addition, when Cao Cao rectified the administration of officials during this period, some Yingchuan gentry whom Cai Mao knew were eliminated, which also frustrated Cai Mao's plan to use these Yingchuan gentry to expand his influence in Cao Cao's political group.

Even getting scared, this old friend will turn his back when he says he will turn his back!

With all these things added together, it is inevitable that Cai Mao will have many thoughts in his heart.

However, because of Cao Cao's resolute actions under the gate of the Xu County Palace during this official incident, it did shock many people, including Cai Mao.Cai Hao didn't dare to express his thoughts at the moment, but these thoughts were like seeds, which had been quietly planted in his heart, and were gradually growing and sprouting...

People are powerful and poor, and it is impossible for anyone to be considerate forever.

Cao Cao has been paying attention to the movements of Hussar General Fei Qian recently, and he also has to consider the affairs of Jizhou and Youbei. He has not paid attention to the changes in the thoughts of Cai Mao, who is more marginal.

On the contrary, Guo Jia has always been good at figuring out people's hearts, and he is slightly aware of some of Cai Mao's actions, but Guo Jia didn't express anything directly, but just waited and watched. After all, Cai Hao is also Cao Cao's "old friend". Random speculation without solid evidence is not good.

What's more, if you just think about it, it's nothing, the point is whether you have done it or not.

Now the more important changes in Jizhou and Youbei gave Cao Cao a headache.

Cao Cao summoned his advisors to discuss the situation.

And these things, in fact, there is not much room for negotiation.

It can be said that the Qinglong Temple discussion really broadened Cao Cao's vision, and made Cao Cao and the counselors under Cao Cao discover that there was actually a war in culture, and Cao Cao and the others had been beaten so hard that they couldn't hold their heads up.

The traditional concept of local area was broken, and the Huaxia Quartet was added to it. Cao Cao couldn't help wondering if he was the frog at the bottom of the well, seeing only the world in front of him.

Of course others do not know the specific results of the discussions between Cao Cao and the key ministers, but what is interesting is that before the results of these discussions were reflected, Cao Cao first announced some lists of promotions and promotions...

Among them was Cai Mao, who was granted the title of Marquis of Hanyang Ting.

"Hanyang..."

Cai Mao stared at the imperial edict in his hand, and was silent for a long time.

……((￣o￣).)……

At the same time, in the Chongde Hall, the emperor Liu Xie was also feeling ups and downs and couldn't calm down.

The light in the hall was a little dim.

Liu Xie didn't ask the little yellow gate to light more candles. On the one hand, he showed that he was thrifty and simple. On the other hand, Liu Xie knew that if the hall was too bright, it would be difficult for him to detect any movements outside the hall.

On the contrary, it is not as dark as the inside of the hall, and then there is a slight sway of light and shadow outside the hall, and Liu Xie can immediately notice it.

Sometimes, light brings hope, but it is also easy to hide. Darkness brings fear, and sometimes it brings courage.

It's like the contradictory psychology of the emperor Liu Xie.

Holding a piece of information in his hand, Liu Xie looked a little haggard.

"Liu Ruo..."

"Wang Tu..."

"Deng Zhan..."

Liu Xie felt that the core point that he lacked was talent.

Especially the talents in the outer court.

What he held in his hand was the list of Cao Cao's seals these days, and the names he was chanting were some relatively unknown figures who had recently entered the court.Some of these people were from poor families, and some were members of the army. Basically, these people had a relationship with the Cao family and the Xiahou family, but it was not that deep.

If you can find some usable talents from among these people, it will be more or less your next step to rely on, otherwise it will be really difficult to move forward. Just relying on the power of the little yellow gate, you can only maintain it within a small range at most. It can't be expanded at all.

Liu Xie has developed some small yellow gates in the palace. These eunuchs can survive because they are basically attached to the imperial power, especially in the inner palace. Liu Xie is the only person who can immediately decide the life and death of these eunuchs, even The eyeliner inserted by the outside world, once discovered by Liu Xie, is just a matter of death.Therefore, under the absolute power over the inner palace, some eunuchs of the small yellow family that Liu Xiexin developed were loyal, but they just couldn't stretch them.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, Dr. Xi has arrived..."

Liu Xie put the list into his sleeve, "pass. 』

Xi Xi came back, with a big bag on his head and a heart full of resentment.

This time, he was not on the list of rewards.

Some people don't do things when they are doing things, and they can even shirk the job that they should have assumed, but they must have it when they eat meat, otherwise it will be a dark system and an unfair court...

Xi Xi felt that the reward this time was very unfair.

Why didn't he?
Could it be that he has been running around for days, isn't it hard?Could it be that he was at fault for not staying in Xu County?
It's unbelievable, incomprehensible!
After meeting Liu Xie, Liu Xie threw out the list of those he had followed for a long time after the initial greetings, and asked about Liu Ruo, Deng Zhan and others.

Xi Xie roughly guessed what Liu Xie wanted to do, but Xi Xie felt that the people Liu Xie asked were not on the same track as Xi Xie himself, so not only did he not hide anything, but he was very sincere and sincere. Liu Xie said that these people's current positions are relatively low, even if they are promoted, there is no way to form a boost in a short period of time.

"Prime Minister Cao rectifies the administration of officials, what does Ai Qing think?" ’ Emperor Liu Xie asked.

"Well, hehe," Xi Xi forced a smile, "Too much corruption, it's not beautiful after all, it's also a good thing for Prime Minister Cao to rectify the administration of officials..."

Liu Xie sighed and said, "Nowadays, there are very few talents who are not only noble in character and not polluted by officialdom, but also outstanding in ability and able to do practical things... Aiqing, why are there always Those corrupt officials have higher positions?And Qingliu are often low-ranking, is it because of their lack of ability? 』

Hearing the emperor's question, Xi Xi looked a little embarrassed.

Because Xiji has always called himself "Qingliu", so the emperor's words mean that his ability is limited?

Why don't you show that you are quite capable in speaking, is that saying that you are actually a "corrupt official"?
However, under the current situation, Xi Xi also has to admit that most of the "Qingliu" officials in the imperial court are high-sighted and low-handed, and boastful. If they really want to do something practical, these Qingliu officials often fail to achieve success. up.

After hesitating for a while, Xi Xi also sighed: "The Chaozhong Qingliu are indeed lacking in ability. They are of course noble in character, but when it comes to doing practical things, they are indeed not as good as those corrupt officials and treacherous officials..."

"Why is this?" Liu Xie asked, "Can Aiqing solve my doubts?" 』

Hearing the emperor Liu Xie's inquiry, Xi Ji's expression showed some emotion, and he said slowly: "Human nature is greedy, and there are only a very small number of people who can restrain greed in their hearts throughout the ages.In the officialdom, such as fame and fortune, holding power, being tempted frequently, and lacking checks and balances, how many people can stick to their hearts under such circumstances?The so-called people's hearts are not ancient, roughly so. 』

Emperor Liu Xie's expression was dignified and he remained silent, but he also nodded, agreeing with Xi Xi's statement.

"Reporting to Your Majesty," Xi Ji slightly raised his head to look at the emperor, and then said slowly, "Why are Qingliu mostly useless?"It seems that corrupt officials can do practical things?But that’s not the case, it’s not that there are no clean officials who are capable, willing to do things, and flexible, and it’s not that they are all corrupt officials from the beginning, but it’s hard to be alone...』

"how do I say this? When Emperor Liu Xie heard something in Xi Xi's words, he asked.

Xi Xi cupped his hands, "Your Majesty, Shengming, in this officialdom, there has never been a saying of being alone, on the contrary, it is the position that determines everything!"After the general officials entered the official career, most of them started from between [-] shi and [-] shi in the county. My immediate boss...』

Xi Xi paused for a moment, and then continued, "If he still wants to stick to his integrity under such circumstances, he will become a different kind. Naturally, he will be squeezed out and suppressed by others, and it will be difficult for him to be promoted.If he wants to do something practical, the people below will hold back, the people around him will stumbling, and the people above will secretly make things difficult. As a result, he will not only mess things up, but also give others a handle. In the end, he will lose his official position and be held accountable... ...'

The emperor pondered for a long time, then nodded, "I understand.In this way, the upright officials who can do things have been suppressed before they are promoted, and the ones who are promoted often have chosen to be in the same boat, to be in the same dust... and these people are also easier to do because of the help of cronies Once things are done, then the more things you do, the more experience you will have, the abilities and methods will naturally be acquired, and then the promotion will be just around the corner...』

"Your Majesty is holy. ’ Xi Xi replied.

Xi Ji's repeated beatings not only disturbed the original mood of the emperor Liu Xie, but also gave Cao Cao a knife, and also smeared the names of the previous few, leaving only himself as an innocent person...

"So, to rectify the administration of officials..." Emperor Liu Xie pondered, "Actually it's just... ahem, what I mean is that rectifying the administration of officials is actually not very effective? 』

"Your Majesty is holy. ’ Xi Xi clasped his hands and said, ‘The administration of officials is not achieved in a day.If you want to be honest, you have to have room to use it from top to bottom. Otherwise, even if there are individual honest officials, they will often be made things difficult and have no power in their hands. And even if corrupt officials are caught again and again, they are still inexhaustible... 』

Xi Xi spread his hands, and almost said, look, I don't have any authority in my hand, your majesty, don't think about what you have, it is only right to give me some authority first!
"According to Aiqing, is it true that honest and self-respecting officials can't stand out at all?Is it necessary to allow evil to run rampant in the temple, making it even more smoky? Hearing Xi Xi's words, Emperor Liu Xie felt a little unwilling, and asked through gritted teeth.

Xi Xi's expression was a little helpless, "Your Majesty, it is clear that corruption is not unique today.It was like this in ancient times, it was like this in the Spring and Autumn Period, and it is the same now. Even if there is occasional peace, it will only last for a while, and it will not last for a long time... However, if the turbidity can flow together and check and balance each other, it will be like the dichotomy, at least it can maintain the dynasty. The church is stable and the world is peaceful. 』

"The clear and the turbid flow together, check and balance each other? Liu Xie repeated, "If Aiqing has any ideas, you might as well tell them." 』

Xixi cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty is wise."If you want to let clean and honest officials have a bright future, the best way at the moment is to expand Yushitai! 』

"Yushitai? 』Liu Xie frowned.

The Qin and Han censors were responsible for supervision affairs, and the official offices where these censors lived were naturally called the Yushifu, also known as Xiantai, responsible for picketing, impeaching officials, and rectifying the court discipline.In Yushitai, the doctor of the censor is the main official, and the deputy of the censor Zhongcheng is the deputy of the censor.

"Exactly.His Majesty has learned from you.In the opinion of my humble minister, the Yushi Terrace is now empty and can't be used for any supervision..." Xi Xi said in a deep voice, "Yi Lu, there should be a doctor Yushi and two Yushi Zhongchengs in the Yushi Terrace. The doctor is in charge of correcting the crimes of hundreds of officials with the criminal laws and regulations. Zhongcheng is his assistant. There should be three courtyards under it. One is called Taiyuan. , the servant censor in the palace is the main official, responsible for the supervision of all officials in the court, and the third is the procuratorate, the supervisory censor is the chief official, responsible for supervising local officials...』

"Major matters are judged, small matters are dedicated, and the world's clean streams are recruited as tasks, and tasks are complicated, there are support envoys, who can check the good and evil of officials, check the household registration and dispersion, check the lack of work in farming and mulberry, reduce consumption in warehouses, or check demons. Cunning thieves, harming others for personal gain..." Xi Xi had obviously been planning for a long time, and now he found an opportunity, he talked eloquently, "You can observe the place, be virtuous, filial, and talented. Those who use it at the right time also notice the scheming officials, powerful clans, mergers and violence, those who are poor and weak, who cannot claim for themselves... In this way, the world will naturally curb corruption, and the Qingming Dynasty will sweep away the chaos! 』

Xi Xi talked very hilariously.

It seems to be for the big man, for the court, for the emperor, and for the common people, but the emperor Liu Xie tasted some other flavors from it...

It's just that this taste is similar to what the emperor Liu Xie wanted to achieve.

Cao Cao used the banner of rectifying the administration of officials to massacre the slaughter knife, the party united and attacked the dissidents, and the sound was crackling like killing pigs and sheep and setting off firecrackers during the New Year.

The emperor Liu Xie can only be like a child who has no money to buy firecrackers, groping greedily among the remains of firecrackers that Cao Cao let go, to see if he can find a few squibs, to make himself a small firecracker, and to send out some Come with your own voice.

But now Xixi is a suggestion, why bother, why not just set off a bunch of firecrackers yourself!
Isn't Prime Minister Cao going to rectify the administration of officials?
Go along with the flow and set up the Yushitai!
After all, if you do it together, you are the real black skin!
Xi Xi almost made it clear to the emperor Liu Xie that he was weak, and it would only be useful to call more talents!

Liu Xie's gaze changed, and he also guessed that Xi Xi must have his own selfishness in this matter, but at least at this stage, he and Xi Xie are still in the same direction, so this selfishness seems to be okay. within acceptable range?
"So... so kind..."

Emperor Liu Xie nodded, "I will discuss this matter at the next court meeting..."

"His Majesty!Shengming! 』

With a bang, Xi Lvcha knocked to the ground in salutation.

(End of this chapter)