Dragon map of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 167 A Revolution About Scholars Part One
Since Mujing has agreed to Xi Zhicai, he will naturally try to save people.

"Jian Shuo?"

Under the dark night, Mu Jing was pacing back and forth: "This is not a person who is easy to deal with, if he refuses, he will not be able to step down!"

"Since you know it's not easy to deal with, you should still come down?"

Zhang Ning came in with dinner and said with a sneer.

"Doing things is only worth it or not!"

Mujing sat down on his knees, eating with bowls and chopsticks, while eating, he said, "Xi Zhi is worth it!"

"I'm really curious, what kind of ability does this Xi Zhicai have that makes you so interested!"

"You will know in the future!"

Mu Jing smiled and bought a pass.

He posted a post to Jian Shuo the next day, inviting Jian Shuo to Liuyunlou, the most prosperous restaurant in Luoyang, for a banquet. Then he asked Huo Yu to prepare a gold cake worth a hundred gold, which was packed in a delicate wooden inside the box.

The only shortcoming of these eunuchs is that they love money. For good and bad things, there is always nothing wrong with using financial resources to open up relationships.

"My lord, we have almost used up all our money now!"

Huo Yu, Mujing's administrative secretary and the chief steward of the Hou's Mansion, had a sad face and said, "Is it worth spending one-tenth of the money we have left for a few scholars we don't know?"

Mujing has been in Beijing these days, and he can be said to be a boy who spread wealth. He transported 9000 gold from Jingping Village, and borrowed [-] gold from Jingping Commercial Bank. He has prepared more than [-] gold in less than two months. , almost squandered.

Now in the inventory of the Hou Mansion, the only remaining gold cakes are less than one thousand gold, and most of the others are either placed in shops or put into the pockets of eunuchs.

"Zhongheng, I know that it is very difficult for you to take care of this Hou's mansion. As long as you support me for a while, our life will become easier!"

Mu Jing said comfortingly.

As a businessman, he naturally knows what is the best way to make money.

However, an opportunity is needed.

"Your Majesty, it's not that we are selfish. Now that the Hou's Mansion has brought two hundred elite soldiers from Nanyang, we have nearly three hundred people. We pay for the daily food and drink by ourselves. It’s not easy, the prefect may need financial support after the Chinese New Year, we’d better save a little!”

The Marquis Mansion with the title of Marquis has a quota of private soldiers, no more than 300 people.

Some weapons bestowed by Emperor Yu cannot be used. In Luoyang City, Mu Jing must be armed to the teeth at least to have a sense of security. So when he has these weapons, he immediately wins the trust of Jing Pingying, so that Chen Dao transferred two hundred elite soldiers.

These two hundred elites are all veterans of the Jingping Battalion. Relying on their trust in Mujing, they gritted their teeth and fought an impossible blitzkrieg with Mujing, thus establishing their belief in Mujing. loyalty.

But to raise soldiers, it will naturally be consumed.

"I'm reluctant to let the child catch the wolf!"

Mu Jing shook his head: "Since I want to get to know Xi Zhicai, how can I not pay a price, just follow my orders!"

"promise!"

Huo Yu had no choice but to nod.

……

……

Liuyunlou, customers are like Liuyun, this is one of the best restaurants in Luoyang.

"Eunuch Jian, please!" Mu Jing bowed his hands and invited Jian Shuo to the table.

"Your Majesty, you are welcome!"

Jian Shuo knew that Mujing was a popular person around today's emperor, and knew that Mujing was now on the side of their ten regular servants, and he would not show off in front of Mujing. He knelt down and took a sip of the warm Jiu asked directly: "Your Majesty personally posted a message to me, an eunuch, today. I don't know what's going on!"

"Eunuch Jian and I are both on duty for His Majesty, and we will be regarded as colleagues in the future. Today, I have prepared some thin wine, and inviting Eunuch to the table is nothing more than wanting to talk to Eunuch!"

Mu Jing smiled and said: "My father-in-law guards the capital for His Majesty, and commands the soldiers of Xiyuan. In the capital, he can be regarded as the person who holds the military power. However, Jing has many enemies in the capital. He was almost burned by others in the past. If you can't survive, the world is difficult and dangerous, Jing still needs his father-in-law to take care of him!"

"Good talk, good talk!"

When Jian Shuo heard this, he immediately relaxed his guard, and said politely, "Your Majesty is a highly regarded talent. He is young and has a salary of six hundred shi. Even in the previous dynasty, there were few prodigy children like this. In the future, your son will definitely be a child prodigy." I am the pillar of a great man, and I have become a capable minister that His Majesty relies on. In this capital, I will not let anyone hurt my son. If my son has something to do, you can ask someone to come to the West Garden to invite me, and I will definitely send troops to help!"

Jian Shuo's promise is naturally untrustworthy, he will not send troops casually.

But with his attitude, this is a good start.

"Come on, father-in-law, I'll buy you a drink!" Mu Jing boldly raised the wine cup, the Han Dynasty wine is not strong, so he is not afraid of getting drunk.

"Your Majesty is being polite, I should be the one who respects you!"

Jian Shuo also relaxed his remaining vigilance, and started to clink glasses with Mu Jing.

"My lord, I'm older than you. If you don't dislike me as an eunuch, you will be my younger brother in the future. I will never let anyone bully you!"

"My father-in-law has a generous temperament, extraordinary martial arts skills, and quite a strategy. He is a dragon and a phoenix among people. How could Jing despise him!"

Mu Jing said carelessly: "In the future in this capital, I will ask my brother!"

"Hahaha!"

Jian Shuo laughed loudly: "Brother's business is my Jian Shuo's business, if you need brother in the future, just ask!"

"Thank you brother for promoting!"

The two drank three rounds of wine, ate five delicacies, almost beheaded the chicken head, worshiped the heavens, and became brothers.

After most of the banquet, Mu Jing began to get down to business.

"Brother, I heard that you arrested a few scholars of Shilin a few days ago?" Mu Jing asked casually.

"That's right!"

Jian Shuo said angrily: "These scholars don't study well, they insist on discussing the world's politics and disturbing the current situation. If they are not arrested, the townspeople will not be angry!"

"Brother, I actually don't think these people can be caught!"

Mujing Road.

"Why?" Jian Shuo squinted at Mujing, and said, "Since they are trying to slander the court, how can I not arrest them!"

"Brother, do you know that His Majesty is afraid of powerful families!"

"Of course you know that!"

"But elder brother, do you know that the reason why the aristocratic clans are able to play a pivotal role is because they can command the scholars of Shilin?" Mu Jing said in a deep tone: "Now His Majesty is trying his best to suppress the influence of the aristocratic clans. It is necessary to start with the scholars, so His Majesty is wooing some scholars, Lu Zhi, Wang Yun, Cai Yong and others will be reused!"

He paused, then continued: "And my brother is arresting the students of Yingchuan Academy. If you kill these scholars, you will kill them. They are just a few scholars. You don't need to care about them, but a single spark can start a prairie fire. If you get rid of these scholars, arouse the resentment of these scholars, and then target His Majesty, and make the scholars alienate His Majesty, who do you think will be the happiest!"

"Happiest?"

Jian Shuo's expression changed: "It's Yuan Feng and the others!"

"Who is the most upset?"

"Naturally, His Majesty..."

Jian Shuo's face suddenly became a little panicked.

But he was a bit unwilling after all, the eunuch's self-esteem was very fragile, these scholars actually discussed them openly, satirized them, he naturally didn't want to make these scholars feel better: "But brother, do we still have them bullied by scholars?"

"Brother, you have to endure hardships to become a master, and we serve His Majesty, how can we care about personal honor and disgrace!" Mu Jing said in a deep tone: "Your Majesty may not blame us, but if we ruin His Majesty's important affairs, I’m afraid I’m already feeling sorry for myself!”

"It's true!"

Jian Shuo nodded.

The greatest reliance of the ten permanent attendants is to be the emperor, to think what the emperor thinks, to do what the emperor does, is the meaning of their existence, and it is also the greatest reliance for them to be arrogant and greedy for the world's money.

"Then I just let them go?" Jian Shuo was still a little upset.

"If you let them go like this, wouldn't your brother's reputation be weakened!" Mu Jing shook his head: "Brother can convict them and hand them over to the Luoyang government office, and let the people in the Luoyang government office deal with them at that time. The imperial court's laws, whether to release people directly or detain them, are all their business, and naturally have nothing to do with elder brother!"

"good idea!"

Jian Shuo's eyes lit up, and he said, "My brother is really smart!"

"Brother was joking, Jing just has some cleverness, and it would be best if he could use it!" Mu Jing said with a smile.

"My brother will come to Xiyuan to see me often in the future!"

"must!"

In the afternoon, the banquet ended.

"My son is very eloquent, and he was the only one who persuaded me in a few words. We have saved this gold cake?" Huo Yu said happily.

"Can't save it!"

Mu Jing shook his head: "You really think that Jian Shuo is so easy to fool, and then you arrange someone to send him to his mansion quietly, and I have figured out his character a little bit, the typical one who wants to be a bitch Son, whoever still wants to set up an archway, we will fulfill him!"

"promise!"

Huo Yu straightened his face, reluctant to part with the brocade box in his hand.

a day later.

The three Yingchuan scholars who were imprisoned in the West Garden were thrown into the cell of the Luoyang government office. They were charged with slandering the emperor. The new Luoyang order has not yet been finalized. no result.

The person handling this matter is Luo Yangcheng, a member of the Wei family of the Guanzhong family, named Wei Qu, and Wei Qu's dilemma has nothing to do with Mu Jing...

Mujing's next focus has been on the workshop.

Zhongping five years, December, 23rd.

The end of the year is only a few days away.

At this time, movable type printing was conquered, and it took more than a month for the printing supervisor to finally produce a finished product.

This is "The Analects of Confucius".

A book based on bamboo paper and printed with movable type.

The appearance of this book represents the advancement of this era, and it has also become the beginning of changing the cultural inheritance of this era by the Printing Supervisor...

(End of this chapter)