Weird Three Kingdoms

Authority is like a chronic poison that can become addictive.

If you eat it today, you may not die, but if you eat it for a long time, it is always prone to problems.

"Cao Zihe, what a talent! 』

When Xun Yu and Liu Ye just walked outside the Chongde Hall, they heard Liu Xie's applause coming from the hall, and couldn't help but glance at each other, and then both of them smiled.

These words are like waiting for the two to arrive.If you are one step late, you may not be able to hear clearly, if you are one step early, you may miss it. It was just right, and the two of them heard this sentence when they reached the gate of the main hall.

Xun Yu smiled, but raised the corners of his mouth.

Liu Ye smiled a little bigger, with several teeth exposed, but when Xun Yu turned his head away, the corners of his mouth curled up and down, and the angle was also bigger.

Xun Yu and Liu Ye entered the main hall during the roll call of Xiaohuangmen, and then came out again quickly, as if greeting the leader at work, and then transferred to their work positions Same.

Outside the palace, a row of wing rooms was newly built, which is now the office of Shangshutai.

Liu Xie was happy because Cao Chun had won a campaign against the remnants of Wuhuan the month before.

Don't underestimate such a "small" victory, but for the big man, um, maybe it should be more accurate, it is a rare victory for the big man where Liu Xie belongs.

When Liu Xie took over the foundation of the Han Dynasty and sat on the throne of the emperor, no matter how you say it, the Han Dynasty was still unified at that time, but later it fell apart, and various places stood on their own hills, wishing to divide the thirteen states of the Han Dynasty into 26 countries.

No matter what the reason is, and whether it is caused by Liu Xie or not, anyway, Liu Xie's buttocks are sitting in this position, so the good or bad of the Han Dynasty must be counted on Liu Xie's head. The four words "defeating power and humiliating the country" more or less echoed in Liu Xie's heart.

Liu Xie pondered in his heart more than once, recalled, wondered if he stayed in Guanzhong back then...

Liu Xie also had great hopes for Cao Cao at one time.

Distance produces beauty.

After all, after Cao Cao was a eunuch of the Han Dynasty with "roots of Hongmiao Zheng", now he wants to serve his master, how can he not be more reassuring than others?
So in the early days, Liu Xie gave Cao Cao a lot of favor. Basically, what Cao Cao said was what he said.Until one day Liu Xie felt that he had grown up and could make up his mind, but was overruled by Cao Cao.

Then between Liu Xie and Cao Cao, something different naturally grew up.

It's not good to say that the relationship is not good, and they hate each other, but naturally they don't have a good relationship.

Cao Chun's victory against Wuhuan this time actually exceeded many people's expectations.To be honest, after Zhao Yun was dispatched from the hussars to set up the Protectorate of the Northern Territory, although Shandong basically did not recognize the Protectorate of the Northern Territory, they knew in their hearts that Cao Chun was no match for Zhao Yun in the north.

There are some defeats and dark losses that I dare not mention in the court.

It is precisely because of this that Cao Chun's victory in Beimo seems to be extremely important in this matter.

Even Liu Xie was so happy that he let go of his cares about the Cao family, just as a Han emperor's approval of the frontier generals.

Since Xun Yu returned to Xu County, Liu Xie asked Shangshutai to work near Chongde Hall.

Of course, the reason is very legitimate.

Liu Xie said, as the Son of Heaven, how can he not know the affairs of the world?

Moreover, Liu Xie said that he would not intervene in Shangshutai's affairs at will, and Shangshutai remained the same, it was just a different place, outside the palace.

And Liu Xie said that if there is something unclear, it is also convenient to ask at any time...

Does it make sense?
Can you refuse?
It seems that there is no reason to refuse.

So Xun Yu and others set up a grass-roots team outside the palace.

Anyway, I don't go to the Shangshutai for important matters...

Liu Ye followed Xun Yu into the side room of the side hall outside the palace, and then a small official picked up the box and cage, opened the box and cage, and distributed the text in it to the desk of the secretary of the Shangshutai.

In the Shangshutai here, besides Xun Yu and Liu Ye, there are four other scribes, and all writings must be read by the four scribes first, and then sent to Xun Yu and Liu Ye.

The work of a secretary is actually somewhat similar to reading comprehension. First, after reviewing the submitted text, the key points are marked, and some mistakes are corrected. If there are major mistakes, they must be typed back and submitted again.From this point of view, the work of the secretary seems a bit irrelevant. After all, any scholar knows how to read and comprehend.

Subordinates have to describe the process of the matter, show their merits, and at the same time need to apply for resources, report fees, etc., so the writing must be exhaustive and detailed, worrying that if something is accidentally missed, such as underreporting something Do you have to pay for the cost yourself?

If you don't fill the hole yourself, the consequences will be even worse.

And the superiors have to deal with a lot of things every day, so it is impossible to have time to read each letter in detail, except for Brother Zhu.Of course, for that matter, brother Zhu was forced to do so, and brother Zhu himself dug a hole for himself.

So the effectiveness of these book assistants is reflected, like a filter, first filter it once, and then put forward the key points, so that the superiors of the Shangshutai can outline, extract the main points, and filter out the miscellaneous.

The few assistants that Xun Yu brought were veterans, so they processed the writing very quickly. As the writing was delivered to Xun Yu and Liu Ye's desks, Xun Yu and Liu Ye gradually entered into a busy schedule. in the midst of work.

Liu Ye silently glanced at the text in hand, then raised his head slightly, and glanced at Xun Yu, seeing Xun Yu's concentration, he lowered his head again and picked up the pen.

Xun Yu seemed to know nothing, but after Liu Ye lowered his head, Xun Yu glanced at Liu Ye slightly.

The two of them didn't say anything, and they seemed to have said everything.

Time passed quietly, and the essays that the two of them worked on gradually piled up into a hill.

I don't know how long it took, but suddenly a voice from Xiaohuangmen came from outside: "Although the breasts are over, your majesty knows the hard work of you gentlemen, and specially ordered the servants and maidservants to prepare small meals to fill their stomachs." 』

Following the sound, several eunuchs came in carrying food boxes, and then stepped forward to salute Xun Yu and Liu Ye, and then put out the food and pastries in the food boxes.

Xun Yu smiled and expressed his gratitude to His Majesty for the gift, and then invited Liu Ye and the rest of the books to share the meal.

The pastries bestowed by the Son of Heaven are very delicate, and the portion is very small. Basically, one or two bites are enough for one person. It is basically impossible to eat until you are full, but the meaning of the representative is more than eating.

Since the Shangshutai was moved outside the Chongde Hall, the emperor would reward some things from time to time, such as food, or small items, or some silk, satin, silk, pen, ink, and paper.

For Xun Yu and Liu Ye, such small favors are nothing, but for the few scholars at Shangshutai, it must be a royal grace that can be shown off. Carefully wrap the gifted pastries in cloth and take them home...

Xun Yu saw it, but he still didn't say anything.

Liu Ye also didn't say anything.

When it was approaching dusk, with the eunuch of the Huangmen's long chime, the day's work was almost over. In the wing room, people began to come out one after another, and then bowed to Xun Yu and Liu Ye to say goodbye. go home.

Liu Ye also got up and was about to leave, but he heard an eunuch coming to announce an order: "Your Majesty invites Liu Shizhong into the palace to answer." 』

Liu Ye glanced at Xun Yu, but Xun Yu remained motionless as if he hadn't heard it.

Liu Ye lowered his head, "I accept the decree." 』

Liu Ye followed the eunuch, walked through the palace gate again, entered the Chongde Hall, and kowtowed to the hall first.

"Ai Qing is flat, and I will give you a seat." 』Liu Xie's voice was steady.

Liu Ye bowed his head in thanks, then sat aside.

When Liu Ye came to visit Liu Xie before he was on duty today, Liu Ye felt some problems, but it was difficult for him to ask, let alone say.

And now...

In fact, after this period of time, there are three major events here.

The first thing is to select officials and record officials.

It doesn't make sense for Fei to sneak into the Guanzhong and make it flourish, and then Shandong here is deserted and deserted?Therefore, Fei potential organizes examinations to select officials, and Shandong is also organizing the selection of officials here.Although Shangshutai is mainly responsible for this matter, after all, the officials still have to go through it in the Chongde Hall.

This matter is not serious or light, but there are many people involved, and there are more families and clans extended from these people, and when there are more people, the matter will be complicated, and the involvement will become long-winded.During the period of Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty, it was common for officials to be selected from winter to summer, or even for a year.

The second thing is Qiu Fu.

Rents from various prefectures and various departments have been transported to Xu County after autumn. At the same time, various departments in Xu County of each prefecture have to record the annual financial report, which will be checked and checked by Shangshutai, Shaofu, Taicang and other institutions.

Needless to say, this item is also very important.

The third thing is Cao Chunyou's great victory in the north.

Well, it's a "big victory" for the time being.

For the three major events of military, personnel, and finance, Shangshutai naturally needs to be deeply involved.

The emperor's mind is actually not difficult to guess.

But the problem is that none of these three things will allow the emperor to participate.

Xun Yu is willing to move the Shangshutai outside the palace, just expressing his attitude, but he really wants to let the emperor Liu Xie take the lead...

It also depends on whether Lao Cao agrees or not.

"Recently there are many affairs, Ai Qing has worked hard..." Emperor Liu Xie said.

Although it was said to be condolences or praise, Liu Ye heard a bit of blame from it.

"Fulfilling responsibility for the country is the duty of a courtier. ’Liu Ye bowed his head and replied.

The emperor was not very satisfied with him, and Liu Ye knew this.Liu Ye didn't do anything about Kong Rong's incident this time, perhaps this has already touched the red line in the heart of Emperor Liu Xie.

There are personal grievances between Cao Cao and Kong Rong, but it is more of a battle of line ideas.

Although it can be roughly divided like this, human nature is complicated, and it is impossible to determine it in black and white, just like Xun Yu was an important adviser under Cao Cao, but the emperor Liu Xie said that he would move the Shangshutai to the front of the palace. At that time, Xun Yu did not object.

Does it mean that Xun Yu has become disloyal to Cao Cao and turned to the emperor Liu Xie?

Not really.

Similarly, Liu Ye is biased toward royalists in his heart, but he is not a stubborn conservative.

Among these conservatives, most of them say they are royalists, but in fact they are protecting their own interests...

Therefore, no matter who they are, they are actually complex and colorful, not pure black and white.

The same is true of the emperor Liu Xie. He expressed his high-profile and undisguised praise for Cao Chun's "great victory" in Youbei. Could it be that he was really happy for Cao Chun's victory?
This matter is very complicated.

It was so complicated that even Liu Ye was daunted, so he didn't dare to get involved easily, so naturally he didn't do anything for Kong Rong.

And Liu Ye felt that Kong Rong was not worthy of him doing anything.

On the one hand, Liu Ye and Kong Rong don't have much friendship, let alone stabbing Kong Rong in both sides. It is already very good if he can not make trouble.

On the other hand, Kong Rong's life and death are also determined by himself.He can live and die with one word.

It's just that there is not much time right now...

So Liu Xie was a little anxious.

Sure enough, Liu Xie's voice rang out: "Aiqing, what happened to the investigation of Kong Wenju's case?" 』

Although Liu Xie tried his best to conceal his voice, as if he was just asking casually, it still brought out some uneasiness and tension.

Liu Xie's uneasiness and tension come from his uncertainty about himself.

He needs power, but he doesn't really have power of his own.

In Liu Xie's early immature thinking, he pinned the need for this kind of power on the "son of destiny" and on the protection of the spirit of the ancestors, but as time went by, Liu Xie discovered that these empty destiny, what five The reincarnation of virtue is all bullshit.

Liu Xie began to examine himself, and then imitated his father's attempt to balance the court, but obviously, he failed again, not only because he lost his wife and children, but also because of his relationship with Cao Cao. A seemingly healed, but actually dark wound was left between them.

Now, Liu Xie has found his "real" power.

Big Han Conservatives.

Like most vested interests and monopoly industries, such a force formed by large and small landlords in Yuzhou and Jizhou has become the target that Liu Xie desperately wants to win over.

Moreover, Liu Xie and the current conservatives are very suitable for each other.

Although the conservatives do not have the military power of Cao Cao, they have the power of population, the power of local gentry and officials, and the power of money, grain and wealth. Together, they formed a political group that even Cao Cao had to deal with carefully.

Even this group is very loose and disorderly.

Now, Liu Xie wants to be the leader of this loose group, a leader in the true sense.

From name to reality.

In this process, of course, Liu Xie needs to show his own strength, and these loose teams will gather around Liu Xie...

In order to achieve such a goal, Liu Xie made a lot of moves, which seemed perfect to him, but in fact, in Liu Ye's eyes, they could only be said to be better than before.

You can't hide it from Liu Ye, of course you can't hide it from Xun Yu, let alone Cao Cao.

So what else could Liu Ye do, or say?
After Liu Ye's still perfunctory answer, Liu Xie was obviously a little angry.

Liu Xie felt that it was the big man who gave Liu Ye the status as a descendant of the royal family, and it was the big man who gave Liu Ye the current position and salary. Why didn't Liu Ye give himself enough loyalty? ?
There is nothing wrong with Liu Ye being of royal blood, and it is not wrong to have a big man's salary, but it does not mean that he has to sacrifice his life for the big man, the kind of hard work that goes all out, and he does not hesitate to die to enjoy the blessing.

In fact, this point is the same for Liu Xie and many business owners in later generations.

They think that if they have given money and the employees have received their wages, then the employees will have to work hard. Is there any problem with this?I am the boss of the employees and the god of the employees. If I don’t pay the employees or pay them, what will the employees eat and drink?Since I am the bread and butter of the employees, what's the problem with the employees working hard for themselves?

Among them, what is wrong?

Those business owners didn't want to understand it, and Liu Xie, who lacked the experience of a thousand years, couldn't figure it out even more.

"..." After being silent for a while, Liu Xie chuckled, pretending to put aside the matter of Kong Rong, "That's it... let's not talk about the matter of Kong Wenju... let's talk about Cao Zihe stop!Cao Zihe fought in Mobei, defeated the Wuhuan king's tribe, and won the horses and livestock without any calculations. This is a great victory!I want to hold a great victory celebration at the end of autumn, and reward meritorious deeds. I don't know what Ai Qing thinks? 』

Victory celebration?

Liu Ye's heart moved slightly.

The setting sun slanted in from the window lintel, cutting out patches of light and darkness in the hall.Although it is said that the utensils and objects in the Chongde Hall are naturally high-quality goods, such as gold screens, lacquered red tables, and thatched white seats, but for some reason, under such dim colors, not only Liu Xie's face was hidden, and the surrounding utensils were a little dilapidated.

Liu Ye bowed his head and bowed: "The victory in Mobei strengthens our prestige as a great man. If your Majesty wants to take advantage of this celebration, there is nothing he can do... But this celebration costs a lot, money and food are spent..."

Liu Xie nodded and said, "I'm just thinking about it... I don't know what good strategy Aiqing has?" 』

"..." Liu Ye was silent.

He knew what Liu Xie wanted him to say.

"Aiqing..." Liu Xie's voice sounded in the main hall. I don't know if it is because the Chongde Hall is relatively empty and unoccupied, but it seems to have a faint echo, "But what can be done, you might as well speak out..."

Liu Ye sighed slightly in his heart, and looked up at the emperor.

Liu Xie also looked at him.

The two people's eyes met instantly.

Liu Ye lowered his head again, and his voice seemed to be a little low because his neck could not be straightened, "If your majesty wants to hold a celebration, and you are short of money and food... Your Majesty, I have a stupid strategy..."

"Ai Qing is too modest, it's okay to speak bluntly! ’ Liu Xie laughed.

Liu Ye bowed his head and said, his voice became softer and softer, "This is a great victory for the country, so it is possible to recruit people, gather the strength of everyone, and hold a celebration." 』

"That's right..." Liu Xie seemed to be nodding his head, "Aiqing's strategy is not bad.It's just that at the time of recruitment, it is inevitable that some people will take advantage of it and ruin Chao Gang's reputation... Well, how about leaving this matter to Aiqing?Aiqing is loyal, upright and virtuous, and she will definitely not fill her own pocket... I can rest assured...』

Liu Ye felt that his throat was a little bitter, but he didn't say anything more, he just bowed his head and said, "I... lead the order..."