I will be the master of Xuande

Chapter 377 New Deal Dynamics

Lu Qiang's words are already on point, even Liu Bian, a political novice, has probably understood the meaning of his words.

"Weng Weng means that he wants Cao Cao to replace Yuan Shu and go to Yangzhou to promulgate new policies for the imperial court?"

Lu Qiang nodded and said, "Exactly."

Liu Bian said with some embarrassment: "That Cao Cao, after all, is an accomplice of the Yuan family, will he obey my will, will he follow the imperial court's will?"

What Liu Bian asked was also the most worrying thing in Empress Dowager He's heart.

Liu Bian's mother and son are just worried now. If Cao Cao is supported and promoted, Cao Cao will suddenly turn to Yuan Shao's side and let the court fetch water from a bamboo basket. Wouldn't it be embarrassing for nothing?
Lu Qiang was scheming, so he was able to guess the worries of Liu Bian and Empress Dowager He.

"Your Majesty, Your Highness, may this old slave be allowed to speak the truth?"

"Grandpa, please tell me."

Lu Qiang made a long bow to their mother and son, and said: "Actually, over the years, Your Majesty and His Highness can also see that the world is different now, the Han Dynasty is divided among the world's heroes, and there is a trend of Spring and Autumn and Warring States. Although Your Majesty is still the leader of the world My lord, but the power of the emperor can no longer fall into the county. For a person like Cao Cao, the old slave can't guarantee whether he can be loyal to His Majesty. It's just that in the eyes of the old slave, Cao Cao is usable in the matter of the New Deal. of,"

"Because for Cao Cao, even though he respects Yuan Shao, as an eunuch, he also hates the monopoly of official career headed by the Yuan family in Runan, and his status is difficult to overcome. This new policy is beneficial to the world and the Han Dynasty. , is beneficial to Dong Zhuo, but why is it not beneficial to someone like Cao Cao?"

"You know, for the Cao family after the eunuch, their descendants will bear the reputation of a post-eunuch, and the one that can completely change the fate of the Cao family, the old slave thinks about it, is the imperial examination in the New Deal. "

"As soon as the imperial examinations came out, the promotion path for the rich and right of poor families opened up, and the influence of the door of elite education was greatly reduced. Why can't eunuch children change their destiny through this path? It's better than being under the control of others forever."

Empress Dowager He's eyes lit up, and she nodded vigorously: "Yes, yes, the enemy of the new policy imperial examination is the top people of the Han Dynasty, and the rest of the people, in fact, are people who will support this policy! "

Lu Qiang nodded, and said: "The timing is good now. Qingzhou's paper and printing industries are booming. From the perspective of the imperial court, the imperial examination will be implemented, and then the people who will be chosen by His Majesty will be selected to revise the subjects. If the subjects are fixed, if Qingzhou vigorously prints teaching materials according to the subjects and distributes them widely among the people, then the foundation of reading will be shaken, and the personnel channels will be smooth, and the Han Dynasty will be prosperous."

Liu Bian also felt a little excited when he heard it.

He immediately said to Lu Qiang: "Since that's the case, please ask Weng Weng to plan on my behalf to get this matter done."

Lu Qiang said: "This old slave should do his best, but if Cao Cao is to replace Yuan Shu, the prime minister must agree to it."

Empress Dowager He was very dissatisfied and said: "Why do you have to go through him for everything?"

Lu Qiang smiled helplessly: "The empress dowager is depressed, the old slave knows, but although Xiangguo is domineering, it is still of great use to His Majesty and His Majesty, please be patient with the Empress Dowager and His Majesty for a while... This old slave is getting older, and sooner or later I will be able to help you." Will die, Xiangguo is the same, sooner or later will die, Your Majesty is in the prime of life, and will surely become the master of Zhongxing!"

"good."

……

After receiving the instructions from Liu Bian and Empress Dowager He, Lu Qiang went to the Prime Minister's Mansion to meet Dong Zhuo.

Dong Zhuo is not interested in others now, but he respects Lu Qiang very much and tries his best to win him over.

He knew in his heart that no matter how powerful he was, in Luoyang capital, the only people he could really unite with were the eunuchs.

Who made the two of them always be a group of people who are not welcomed by scholars?
Besides, in the deep palace, the eunuch's position in the emperor's heart will never be replaced by others.

It's the same no matter how kind Dong Zhuo is to the emperor.

What's more, he is just average to the emperor.

After Lu Qiang came, Dong Zhuo immediately arranged a banquet, and no matter what Lu Qiang said, let's have a meal first.

Dong Zhuo and Lu Qiang are about the same age, both in their 60s, but it is obvious that Dong Zhuo's physical fitness is much better than Lu Qiang's.

Lu Qiang just died after drinking two wines, and he didn't drink any more.

Dong Zhuo didn't mean much, he drank the whole pot by himself "gulp".

Lu Qiang was very measured and only waited for Dong Zhuo to finish his drink before clarifying his intention of coming here.

But when Lu Qiang talked about it, Dong Zhuo seemed to be drunk.

He listened to Lu Qiang's words in a daze for a long time, and he seemed to hear clearly, but he didn't seem to hear clearly.

After Lu Qiang finally finished speaking, Dong Zhuofang said drunkenly, "Let Cao Cao replace Yuan Shu as Yangzhou Shepherd, right?"

"For the New Deal?"

Lu Qiang cupped his hands and said: "That's right. Although Cao Cao is under Yuan Ze, his interests in the New Deal are consistent with His Majesty's and the country's. Therefore, it is beneficial to the country to carry out the New Deal in Yangzhou with this person as a shepherd. Please think twice. .”

Dong Zhuo hiccupped and nodded his head in a confused manner: "Since it is what the Zhongchang attendant said, there should be no mistake."

After hearing this, Lu Qiang quickly corrected Dong Zhuo and said, "Xiangguo's words are wrong, and this is what His Majesty said."

Dong Zhuo smiled happily: "That's right, this is what His Majesty said, let me think about it carefully."

Lu Qiang didn't ask Dong Zhuo to express his opinion quickly, he stood up tactfully, gave Dong Zhuo a solemn salute, and then told Dong Zhuo that he would bid farewell and leave.

Dong Zhuo didn't leave him either, and stood up unsteadily, as if he wanted to see Lu Qiang off, but seeing his condition, he couldn't be far away, and in the end, the housekeeper could only do it for him.

Not long after Lu Qiang left, Dong Zhuo, who was still a little drunk just now, returned to his normal state.

He stood up, looking at the direction Lu Qiang left with piercing eyes.

Then Dong Zhuo ordered: "Come here, quickly invite Li Wenyou to discuss matters! It is important to tell him."

……

The efficiency of Dong Zhuo's subordinates was very fast, and Li Ru's speed was also very fast. He arrived in front of Dong Zhuo in a short time.

Dong Zhuo was also rude to Li Ru, and immediately told Li Ru what Lu Qiang said just now.

Li Ru stroked his little goatee, and after thinking for a while, a bright smile appeared on his face.

"Xiangguo, according to the opinion of the last official, Lu Qiang proposed to pilot new policies for prefectures and counties. This is a good thing."

Dong Zhuo hurriedly said: "Is this agreeable? I would like to ask Wen You to elaborate."

Li Rudao: "As far as Xiangguo is concerned, scholars all over the world, officials and ministers of the Manchu Dynasty, all hate Xiangguo in seven out of ten, and it has nothing to do with the New Deal. However, once the New Deal is implemented, the implementation of taxation can be postponed, but the imperial examination system can be implemented in the pilot states first. County implementation."

Dong Zhuo pondered: "Why?"

Li Ru's expression was very respectful.

"The Prime Minister needs to know that the imperial examination system is a good medicine to divide the world's top elite families from the ordinary rich and poor families. Once this policy is implemented, the world will be divided into two factions."

"The gate of the highest is bound to be incompatible with the ordinary rich and poor, especially with the prefectures and counties as the pilot. From now on, those who have joined the New Deal area can rely on the local examinations at all levels until the national examination. The results were awarded as officials, but the states and counties that did not participate in this system, from now on, no one can have the qualifications to be an official. Of course, those chiefs and patriarchs in the local states and counties can appoint them It’s not impossible for local officials to be appointed officials without actual titles, but this lacks justification... At best, it can only be regarded as the expropriation of local officials.”

Dong Zhuo's reaction was quick, he understood what Li Ru meant.

"Those noble families who have not become the pilot states and counties may grit their teeth and fight the court to the end in order to protect their own rights, but ordinary powerful and poor families can't do it,"

"Seeing that people with the same status as them in other states and counties continue to become officials, they still stand still and have not changed. I can't bear it if they are my old man. It will not be a pilot place. If they grow larger and confront each other, the old man can find the right time to order a tax reform. In this way, their division will become more obvious. Some will compromise for the benefit of official careers, and some will certainly not be willing to compromise. When the time comes They're messed up themselves."

"That's right. If this new policy is implemented in an all-round way, all the spearheads in the early stage will definitely be directed at Xiangguo. However, if it is implemented according to the method Lu Qiang thinks, it can turn Xiangguo from passive to active. It is really a brilliant method."

"According to Wenyou, let Cao Cao take office in Yangzhou, is this possible?"

"Yes! Xiangguo can transfer Yuan Shu to Yanzhou Ximu envoy, and then let Cao Cao go to Yangzhou as the governor, the position of Mushou, don't wait for him. If he can really carry out the new policy in Yangzhou thoroughly, it won't be too late to give him the imperial seal. "

Dong Zhuo nodded and said, "This is right and good!"

……

Taking advantage of Yuan Shu's illness, Dong Zhuo, Cao Cao, and Yuan Shao all took action.

Yuan Shao's soldiers and horses swayed slowly in Jiangguan for a while, and then suddenly withdrew from inside Yizhou.

Yuan Shao used Sun Jian as a general, and marched into Yingchuan with lightning speed, cutting off the connection between the Central Plains and Huainan.

Around, Yuan Shu has been appointed as Yanzhou Ximu envoy, and Yangzhou has nothing to do with him, Yuan Shao's actions are not considered to be taking advantage of others.

Are you a Yanzhou pastor running to the south of the Yangtze River?Crossed the line, you know?

Yuan Shao personally wrote a letter to Pei Xiang Yuan Zhong, who was used by Yuan Shu as a retreating important person before.

The specific content of the letter is unknown to outsiders, but it is presumed that Yuan Shao is also teaching Yuan Zhong how to behave.

And judging from the current situation, Yuan Zhong is still very obedient. Not long after receiving Yuan Shao's letter, Yuan Zhong's soldiers and horses began to evacuate from the original station, and turned to the direction of Shanyang County.

Cao Cao in the Central Plains led his troops to the south, and while Yuan Shu was still seriously ill, he recruited all forces to accompany him to the south.

At that time, the Central Plains was already dilapidated, and Yuan Shu fell down the arrow tower and fainted in the camp before, so many people lost confidence in him.

With such a person ruling the Central Plains, what good results will the Central Plains county councils have?

Now the families in the Central Plains, people with a discerning eye have already seen that the Central Plains will inevitably become a battlefield for major forces to compete for in the future, and countless people and families have already begun to "travel southward".

Sooner or later, the Central Plains region will become a buffer zone that will be concentrated and attacked by people from all over the world.

No matter how prosperous it was in the past, as long as there are no capable people to guard it, it will only be destroyed overnight.

Among the people in the Central Plains, Bao Xin had the closest relationship with Cao Cao. Cao Cao brought the refugees from Montenegro whom he had surrendered, and before going south, he sent people to persuade Bao Xin to accompany him.

After Bao Xin thought about it seriously, he also felt that the Central Plains had no place of his own. If this place was not controlled by a hero, it would probably always be a place of right and wrong.

So Bao Xin decided to give up his current position, lead his confidants, and go south with Cao Cao.

The entire Central Plains was caught in a wave of relocation to the south.

Logically speaking, under Yuan's normal state, Yuan Shu would definitely stop Cao Cao.

But he fell into Liu Jian's trick last time, and he hasn't fully recovered after being fainted.

Temporary bed rest is required.

Therefore, the current Yuan Shujun can only stand by and station troops in Dongwuyang, and dare not act rashly.

But his retreat route in the rear has been blocked by Yuan Shao.

The passage that originally belonged to his retreat has now become Cao Cao's southward approach.

Except for Bao Xin, Cao Cao did not invite anyone.

Cao Cao couldn't believe other people, and these people would not go with Cao Cao.

The news spread quickly and spread to Hebei.

Regarding the New Deal, Liu Jian and Dong Zhuo belonged to the coalition forces. Dong Zhuo had made such a big move, he was bound to turn around, and many places had to be coordinated by Hebei. Therefore, among the princes, Liu Jian belonged to the one who knew Xin'er earlier. .

"Dong Xiangguo's courage is compelling, and someone Liu really admires him."

Next to Liu Jian, sat Jia Xu.

Hearing what Liu Jian said, Jia Xu laughed.

"Dong Zhuozhi's actions are very deep, including Cao Cao, this time he is also the winner."

"The loser may be Yuan Shu alone."

"From now on, my lord, Dong Zhuo, and Cao Cao will be the main forces to carry out the new policy in the Han world. Dong Zhuo's meaning is very clear. Even if there is a life-and-death battle between the lord and Dong Zhuo and Cao Cao in the future, this new policy will never be abolished in the local area. .”

Liu Jian said: "Of course I understand this. Everyone is fighting against each other, but the rules of the New Deal cannot be changed."

"Yes, my lord is wise."

……

At the end of the fourth year of Chuping, the world was in turmoil.

But there is something going on in Liu Jian's mansion now.

The two beauties sent by the imperial court and Yuan Shao were finally summoned by the master of the Liu residence.

But this host is not Liu Jian, but the hostess Zheng Ci.

Looking at the two beauties standing under the hall, Zheng Ci couldn't help feeling filled with emotion.

Although I am not very old, I can be regarded as beautiful, but compared with the two fairy-like beauties in front of me, there is really a big difference.

　It's still burning, let's update it first, and write more when it's ready
　　
　
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