Silver Fox of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 168 King-level pulling

"Master, please take back this statement."

In Liu Biao's mansion, which has been renamed Hushi General's Mansion, the hall is solemn and solemn.

The great Confucian Song Zhong lowered his head and confessed to his disciples.

But at this moment, Shen Chen still bowed his hands and said to Song Zhong: "This is not the teacher's fault, but the fault of Cao Cao and those who are only interested in profit."

As soon as this remark came out, everyone was shocked.

But after thinking about it, although Shen Chen did not agree with his teacher's ideals, the dignity of the teacher's morality cannot really embarrass the teacher.

Moreover, Song Zhong was benevolent and righteous, he didn't make trouble when Shen Chen was the enemy of the whole world, but let him go down the mountain and leave on the grounds that Shen Chen was outstanding in learning and superior to himself.

Therefore, it is understandable for both parties to speak up for Song Zhong when both sides have not completely torn their skins, and Shen Chen has to protect the dignity of the master of heaven and earth.

It's just that understanding is understanding, but no one responds.

Deng Hong rolled his eyes and asked, "Why is it the fault of Cao Cao and those mercenaries?"

"The Master said: I don't know if you are crazy but not straight, Dong is unwilling, and you are not trustworthy. He also said: Smart words make people respectful, Zuo Qiu Ming is ashamed of him, and Qiu is also ashamed of him."

Shen Chen looked around and said loudly: "Just like how humble and polite Wang Mang was before he usurped the throne? The reason why traitors are traitors is because they are good at disguising. The world doesn't know their true colors, so what's wrong with being deceived by them? So I never think that those who are deceived by it are at fault."

"What's more, I am a teacher for a day, and I will be a teacher for life. Although I am not talented, I have learned a lot from my teacher for three years and have learned a lot. The kindness of my teacher is always in my heart. Chu Li was deceived, but why do you hate Master in your heart?"

"It's just that there are few people in the world who understand things, but there are many people who seek profit. Like Shijun and Brother Zhongxuan, who were deceived by others at the time, only a small number of people were awakened by the emperor's clothes and belts afterwards. There are a large number of so-called great Confucian scholars, You clearly saw the clothes belt edict and knew Cao Cao's viciousness, but you still look for Cao Cao's bandits for the sake of profit."

"Such as Du Xi, Zhao Yan, Fan Qin and others, they are called the Four Famous Scholars of Yingchuan. When the world was in chaos, they avoided disaster in Jingzhou. General Liu heard of their names and treated them as guests. He wanted them to serve Jingzhou. As a result, these people are ungrateful, hurtful and vulgar, abandoning the wise master and leaving, only caring for their own safety, and when they heard that Cao Cao had won the emperor, they immediately defected, and they were in vain.

"They clearly know that the Son of Heaven is being imprisoned and coerced by Cao Cao, and they would rather serve Cao Cao. It can be seen that the hypocrisy of these people is just to let Cao Cao use the name of the Son of Heaven to bestow official titles on them and nourish their families. That's all. How can a young person compare to a wise man who really understands the truth?"

Grandparents and grandchildren are like double reeds.

After the words were finished, the audience fell silent.

After all, applause is not popular in this era. If you agree with someone's speech, you will usually only echo with your voice.

But no one spoke, only Deng Hong, Liu Xian and others applauded.

"Well, the general's words are very subtle."

"Yes, that makes sense."

"Respect the teacher, the general is really filial."

A few people echoed a few times, which can be regarded as giving some face.

Kuai Liang's eyes flickered, thoughtful.

Kuai Yue and Cai Mao were slightly resentful, and they couldn't calm down.

The expressions of Zhang Yun and some other people were noncommittal.

The rest of the people didn't know whether to go along with it or not.

After all, they had nothing to do with Shen Chen, and they didn't dare to speak freely, so as not to cause trouble.

Now the interior of Jingzhou is not monolithic, and there are even some undercurrents.

At this time, a catfish like Shen Chen appeared, and it was still a big catfish, so they naturally didn't know how to stand in line.

Only Song Zhong and Wang Can's faces turned slightly red, and they were at a loss and quite embarrassed when facing Shen Chen's initiative to show their favor.

The reason for this is because they have guilt in their hearts.

Ignoring the fact that they differed from Shen Chen's position at the beginning, let's just talk about Du Xi, Zhao Yan, Fan Qin and other celebrities whom Shen Chen criticized just now. In fact, they are also the same.

Wang Can really wanted to go back.

Just like his good friend Sun Meng, he really wanted to return to the court of Xudu in Yingchuan.

He is the Wang family of Shanyang, the great-grandson of Taiwei Wang Gong and the grandson of Sikong Wang Chang.

As a famous family, how can they spend years in the southern barbarian land of Jingzhou all the year round, not returning to the court to inherit the last wishes of their ancestors, and being named a marquis and worshiping a minister?
So to a certain extent, he used to envy the scholars Sun Meng, Xun You, Du Xi, Zhao Yan, Fan Qin and others who were conscripted by the court to Xudu, and he also looked forward to one day.

As a result, Shen Chen is now criticizing these people, saying that they are helpers and abusers, and they are the younger generation. How can this make him hold his head up?
"Okay, well said."

At this moment, several people slowly walked out from behind the door curtain on the right side of the main seat in the hall. The leader was wearing a black robe, his face was slightly old, but he was hale and hearty. It was Liu Biao.

There are three young scholars beside him, one is about thirty years old, the other is about 27, and the last one is about twenty.

The three of them are Liu Biao's eldest son Liu Qi, his second son Liu Cong, and his youngest son Liu Xiu.

Everyone is elegant and elegant.

"Ming Gong!"

Everyone stood up and saluted Liu Biao.

"Everyone, sit down."

Liu Biao walked to the main seat, waved his hands down, pointed to Deng Hong's side and said to Shen Chen, "Ah Chen, you sit too, take that seat."

"Thank you General Hussars."

Shen Chen still didn't call Minggong, Liu Biao's expropriation against him was just a piece of paper, and he himself hadn't admitted it yet.

At that time, there was a complete process for enlistment, and it was by no means that I would send you an official document, and I would enlist you, and you would be my protégé from now on.

There are also elimination, enlistment, prostration and so on.

If this process is not completed, or if people directly refuse, this is called failure to enlist.

For example, if you send someone to tell someone that I want to conscript you, and they refuse, they just refuse to agree to your conquest. This belongs to personal freedom. Even if the emperor wants to conscript someone, they have the right to refuse.

Accepting conscripts is just the beginning. After you agree, you will be expelled. Then you have to write back and apply for conscripts. The person who conscripted you will come to worship you, such as worshiping someone for a certain official position.

Therefore, "Three Kingdoms" and "Book of the Later Han Dynasty" often have records of worshiping Zhonglang generals, military divisions offering wine, and military divisions and generals, which is to express the attitude of courtesy and corporals.

Now, although Liu Biao worshiped Shen Chen as Zhonglang General, Shen Chen accepted the position, but the formal process was not completed, and there was always some lack of legal principles, so Shen Chen did not call Ming Gong in a hurry, but followed the etiquette norms. Come on, never let people grab the handle and hurt your feet.

"Ah Chen is right."

After everyone sat down, Liu Biao sighed on the stage: "Nowadays the world is in chaos. The princes from all over the world don't want to serve the country. Instead, they attack each other and fight for power. Cao Cao also coerced the emperor to order the princes to be rebellious ministers of the country. Such a country The general is not the country, but the world still wants to benefit the court, and would rather bow to Cao Cao for the sake of the family and the official position.

After finishing speaking, he looked at Shen Chen again and said very approvingly: "Fortunately, I have a national scholar in Jingzhou. Ah Chen is only fourteen or fifteen years old, but he is sensible and understands righteousness. He blatantly attacked the Han thief Cao Cao and went north to attack Xu. Du, even though he failed to welcome the Son of Heaven back, this trip was not due to morality, and it is much stronger than those who returned from the north."

"What Duke Ming said is true. General Shen's young talent is not only outstanding in knowledge, but also capable of writing and martial arts. It is really the work of Wu Zi. The Marquis of Jiaodong is born again."

Cheng Qi was the first to stand up and boast.

Others saw that Cheng Qi had always been Liu Biao's confidant, and his rhetoric was often what Liu Biao meant. Now Liu Biao was obviously planning to support Shen Chen, and they all echoed him.

"That's right, General Shen has read a lot of books, he can stabilize the country with literature, and he can rule the country with martial arts. He is also a genius in the world."

"General Hussars wins Shen Chen, and he calls it like a tiger with wings added."

"With General Shen here, I have no worries in Jingzhou."

Many officials and guests echoed, and the scene just now was very different.

Looking at the current situation, Shen Chen has a tendency to become another big celebrity around Liu Biao after Cai Mao, Kuai Yue, Kuai Liang, Zhang Yun and others. Of course, these people must follow Liu Biao's wishes.

"The general is rude."

Shen Chen got up and said: "If the general hadn't taken him in, Chen and the clan would have nowhere to go. The general's kindness, Chen will never forget."

"good."

Liu Biao nodded approvingly: "Last time I issued a document to appoint you as Zhonglang General, but I didn't formally enlist you. It's a pity. I want to officially write the document tomorrow. What do you think?"

"Chen is naturally willing to work hard for the general"

Shen Chen looked around cautiously, and then said: "It's just that Chen has not yet reached the championship, and I'm afraid it will be difficult to convince the public. On the other hand, Chen also wants to ask the general if we have the number of talented people in Jingzhou in recent years."

Everyone looked at each other, but they didn't expect Shen Chen to have such a big appetite that he would actually set his sights on Maocai's quota.

"Uh ha ha ha ha."

Liu Biao was stunned for a moment, and then he didn't get angry at all. He laughed loudly: "Ah Chen's ambition is indeed lofty. However, with your talent, it is well deserved to be named Maocai. If this is the case, then I promise you gone."

"Thank you, General."

Shen Chen immediately hit the snake with a stick and said: "Chen, please resign from the post of Zhonglang General, go back to your hometown to study, increase your knowledge, and wait for the general to call."

"Ah."

Liu Biao nodded approvingly: "Good."

He was not angry because Shen Chen rejected his enlistment, on the contrary he was even happier.

In terms of the investigation system and the expropriation system of the Han Dynasty, the level of the investigation system is actually higher than that of the expropriation system.

The difference is like the Ming and Qing Dynasties, one was a high school Jinshi and was on the imperial list.

The other one is equivalent to becoming a prefect of a certain place and recruiting a follower master.

Although the actual situation is different, the difference is that big.

If someone is conscripted, although he will become your old student and official, if he wants to leave, he can resign at any time, and the old student and official is just an unspoken rule, not a compulsory legal obligation.

Just like the Yang family of Hongnong and the Yuan family of Runan, a prominent family, four generations and three princes, and former disciples and old officials are also all over the world, but when the Yang family is in trouble, how many people will help?

Prosecuting is completely different.

Liu Bei named Yuan Tan as a talented person. After being defeated by Cao Cao, Yuan Tan immediately recommended Liu Bei to meet Yuan Shao, and Yuan Shao went out to meet him two hundred miles away.

Liu Bei named Yuan Huan as a talented person, and Yuan Huan was later captured by Lu Bu. Lu Bu wanted to force him to insult Liu Bei. Even if Yuan Huan risked his life, he wanted to protect Liu Bei's reputation and never listen to Lu Bu's coercion.

So from a practical point of view, even if Liu Biao confiscated Shen Chen, if Shen Chen was dissatisfied, he could leave at any time, and he could even disregard the favor of his disciples and old officials if he was cruel.

If he regarded Shen Chen as Xiaolian and Maocai, then the kindness would be as great as the sky. If there is no reason to forcibly break away from Liu Biao, then it would be ungrateful to the Lord.

This was a very serious act at the time, and would be cast aside by the world.

Therefore, from Liu Biao's point of view, although Shen Chen rejected his conquest, he wanted to go a step further in order to bind and strengthen the relationship, which was a way of advancing by retreating.

In this way, Liu Biao became Shen Chen's benefactor, and Liu Biao didn't have to worry about losing this talent in the future.

Thinking of this, Liu Biao was even more satisfied with Shen Chen's performance. He nodded slightly and said, "Ah Chen is really my gentleman. I have such a talent, so why worry about failing in my great career? It's just that everyone, I feel melancholy."

Cheng Qi was surprised: "What worries the general?"

Liu Biao looked around at the crowd and said, "Now that the Cao bandits are in power, the Han family is ruled by foreign surnames, the emperor is weak, and the country is not a country. I am a clan, and I am heartbroken."

"Duke Ming's ambition is admirable. At this time, both Yuan and Cao are hurting. The general will attack the Central Plains in the north and regain the mountains and rivers in one fell swoop."

Someone immediately stood up and advocated for Liu Biao.

There is also a humane saying: "Cao Cao raped the emperor, and the gods and men were all angry. Duke Ming should send troops to punish him."

"Yes, yes, if Duke Ming can destroy Cao Cao and defeat Yuan Shao, then the whole world will belong to him, and everyone will respect him. At that time, the tripod will be set within the universe, and he can be called King Wen of Zhou."

"Humble job also thinks it should be so."

"No!"

Seeing that the situation seemed to be getting worse, Kuai Yue quickly got up to stop it.

"Ok?"

Liu Biao looked at him and frowned, "Alien, what's your opinion?"

"Forehead."

Kuai Yue trembled in his heart, and cupped his hands and said: "The words of my colleagues are indeed reasonable, but the emperor is in the north, and he hastily attacked. If Cao Cao takes the risk, what can he do? The so-called: I want to cast a mouse but avoid weapons. I am worried that sending troops may endanger your majesty. , when the time comes Minggong will bear the crime of injustice."

"Well"

Liu Biao nodded and said, "It's reasonable to talk about different degrees, but I can't save His Majesty being imprisoned by Cao Cao, and it's not the way to be a minister. I want to sacrifice to heaven and earth in the suburbs next spring and pray for the emperor. , pray for the country, and then send troops to the north, what do you think?"

As soon as this remark came out, the audience fell silent, everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, and no one dared to accept this fault.

Sacrifice to heaven and earth?

Or pray for the emperor and the country.

How are you asking God to bless the emperor and the Han Dynasty.

You want to sacrifice to the emperor, so be the emperor yourself.

a time.

The entire hall fell into a brief silence, and the atmosphere gradually became a little depressing.

(End of this chapter)