Three Kingdoms

Yecheng.

This city, once the pride of Yuan Shao, is now ready to welcome its new owner, Cao Cao.

Following Cao Cao, news spread quickly, filling every corner of this huge city in the blink of an eye, whether it was teahouses, restaurants, government offices, streets or alleys. Small living room. Everyone is rumoring, discussing, panicking, angry, waiting and making calculations.

Cao Cao wants to set up an examination in Jizhou, Hebei to obtain scholars!

Jizhou was originally the land of Conglong and one of the two states that had always received special treatment in the Eastern Han Dynasty. It was the foundation of Liu Xiu's fortune, but now it seems to have become a second-class person.

People in Yecheng already know that the hussars and horses are powerful. When Yuan Shao was alive, the hussars came and left whenever they wanted. Yuan Shao arranged a whole circle, but still could not keep the hussars. Later, he attacked Shangdang in Taiyuan, but nothing happened. Therefore, the people of Jizhou thought that , it is normal for Cao Cao to be unable to defeat the Qiusi men and horses, but since he cannot defeat them, it should naturally be the same. Why should Jizhou have to accept examinations sent by Yuzhou, while locals in Yuzhou serve as examinations? ?

This is not fair!

How did Cao Cao obtain Jizhou?

Aren't the people of Jizhou aware of the general situation, taking the overall situation into consideration, being reasonable, and civilized? Well, that's what it means anyway, and then they fell into the arms of Cao Cao? Otherwise, wouldn’t it be nice to have General Fei Qian there?

As a result, in the blink of an eye, not much benefit has been seen, but money and food have been diverted again and again, and then what kind of "examination" is there?

Is Cao Cao coming to Yecheng just to see the grave of Yuan Shao's old friend?

The Jizhou nobles originally thought that they were superior to others, and looked down upon this or that in their daily lives. Just like some of the natives of the Demon City in later generations, they believed that outsiders were inferior people. But now that their status is threatened, naturally not only It's just that I can't hold back my face anymore, and my anger is gradually boiling.

The common people basically don't know the specific situation. Even if they know a thing or two, they can only curse a few words, which is not painful or itchy. Officials who serve as officials in Jizhou are more or less concerned about the crown of advancement on their heads and the official seal of the ribbon around their waists, so even if they have any opinions, they keep them hidden and know how to measure. Even those who know more about the inside story will not The general meeting was noisy in public, and at most it was just private discussion, but the people most likely to cause trouble were naturally the gentry disciples who had been busy in Yecheng, Jizhou every day...

Jizhou also has fine traditions!

During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, when the State of Qin was still a Qiang Rong people and the State of Chu was still a barbarian, the land of Jizhou had the world-famous Jixia Academy!

During the Warring States Period, the State of Qi was a big country in the east, while the State of Lu was not only weak, but also perished soon. The cultural holy place of Qi State during the Warring States Period was Jixia Academy. It basically lasted with the Tian Qi regime and disappeared with the Qin Dynasty's destruction of Qi. It lasted for about 150 years. With the demise of Jixia Academy, the official school of Huang Lao's school began to disperse in the six countries, and later the school of Huang Lao's school Inheritors Zhang Liang, Cao Shen and others helped Liu Bang unify the world, created the "Government of Wenjing" in the early Han Dynasty, and laid a solid foundation for the prosperous Han Dynasty. It is considered to be another successful political practice of the Huang-Lao School.

Therefore, the academic atmosphere in Jizhou is ahead of other regions in every aspect.

And now, you actually need to "take the test"?

Isn't it the most ridiculous thing in the world?

These children of the Jizhou gentry have always considered themselves to be talents reserved for the future of the country, and they feel that they are qualified to guide the country. In addition, there are many young people who feel that as long as they are able to use themselves, the world will not be peaceful!

In addition, it is approaching winter, so it is somewhat inconvenient to go hunting. At the same time, the current era is not like the later generations, with many entertainment projects. Then suddenly such an incident happened, and everyone immediately started talking about it.

All the gentlemen in power were scolded until their heads were bloody.

Of course, I just scolded the dog, and I didn't dare to scold Cao Cao. Some people were even so impassioned that they clamored to imitate the sages and prepared to knock on the que and submit a letter, asking the emperor to come forward and get things back on track as soon as possible.

All in all, there was an uproar in Yecheng as this news spread. Everyone from top to bottom was staring at Shen Pei and his son to see if they could quickly come up with a way to deal with it!

The fluctuation of people's hearts has reached its extreme in recent years.

After Yuan Shang fled, Shenpei was unable to hold on and lost the reason to hold on. At that time, under the force of Cao Ren, he could only surrender in the end. In order to express his appeasement to the people of Jizhou, Cao Ren also followed Cao Cao's instructions and let Shen Pei continue to serve as the Yecheng Order. However, there are still many differences between the current Yecheng Order and the previous Yecheng Order.

The market was bustling with people, and there were all sorts of strange things being said.

Of course Shen Pei also understands the secret.

Regarding the issue of the inspection and examination system, officials everywhere have been aware of it since the Han Dynasty. It's just that there is a tacit understanding and they don't take it too seriously. In other words, this backdoor is just for their own use. After all, if all the power is handed over to the emperor, how can the nobles survive?

It’s not like the Han Dynasty had never tried reforming the talent system. Even Emperor Guangwu Liu Xiu wanted to make some changes at first, but didn’t he have to stop after things got too big? Not to mention, Emperor Xiaoheng and Emperor Xiaoling also tried to make some changes?

Now that Cao Cao has taken control of Jizhou, he is going to do this again. In the eyes of Shenpei and other people in Jizhou, this kind of political article seems to be for the sake of the court and the country, but in fact it seems more about suppression and division!

Everyone who is qualified to participate in this game is naturally watching secretly and interacting with each other in private. As for whether this policy is beneficial to the future and whether it is beneficial to the country, haha, these are not the first issues that the Jizhou gentry consider.

This cannot all be blamed on the Jizhou gentry.

After all, since the beginning of the Party Rebellion, disputes over power have spread to every corner of the Han Dynasty. Today's unprecedented chaotic situation has led to the continuous collapse of all normal national concepts. The so-called emperor currently in Xu County is more A name and a symbol, whoever can control more real power is the real "Emperor of the Han Dynasty".

Under such a situation, the measures announced by Cao Cao and Xun Yu were naturally regarded as signs that Cao Cao, Xun Yu and others, these damn outsiders, wanted to fully control and exploit Jizhou...

In Yecheng, the atmosphere has been tense these days. Everyone has a premonition that a big storm is brewing, but no one can tell where this strong wind will blow!

Shenpei walked slowly in the yard of his home, his hair and beard almost completely white. Although time is not forgiving, Shenpei's current aging is not due to himself, but to a mixture of multiple factors.

Yuan Shang's behavior at the beginning was simply a kind of betrayal, which made Shenpei miserable. When Yecheng was destroyed, Shenpei was so despairing that he even wanted to commit suicide. Of course, he failed to commit suicide, but he also fell seriously ill and almost died.

Nowadays, Shenpei's physical illness is generally cured, but his mental illness is difficult to cure. For example, a matchmaker is like a partner of Yuan's company. He has put in a lot of effort. Although it is not to the extent of putting in a lot of effort, it is still a lot of effort. In the end, not only is there no profit, but everything is lost, and he almost loses his life. Said, the most important thing is the kind who is betrayed by his own boss and takes the blame...

Shen Pei walked slowly to the courtyard gate. Shen Rong, who was outside the courtyard gate, hurriedly raised his hands in greeting and said, "My nephew, see your uncle..." Historically, Shen Rong took the initiative to open the city gate and let Cao Jun enter the city. Now it is Yuan Shang who does what Shen Rong originally did.

Shen You nodded feebly, and then motioned for Shen Rong to follow.

The two of them walked slowly, one behind the other, and the attendants around them were far away.

Shen Rong hesitated for a moment, then took a step forward and asked, "Uncle, what's the matter when you see your nephew?" 』

The judge sighed and said in a weak voice: "Now that you are also an official, how can you be so restless?" What matters should be discussed in detail while sitting down, why rush it? 』

When Shen Pei said this, Shen Rong naturally did not dare to say anything else. He quickly followed Shen Pei respectfully and even when walking up the steps of the hall, he pretended to lend a hand, showing off his pure and filial piety. .

After the two of them entered the hall and sat down, Shen Pei took a few breaths, then looked at Shen Rong and said, "Do you know about the chaotic discussions in Ye City today?" 』

Although Shenpei still maintains the title of "Yecheng Ling", in fact everyone knows that Shenpei can no longer do anything major, so if anything happens, he should go to the so-called "Yecheng Cheng" Xia Houheng appointed by Cao Cao Therefore, Shen Rong is almost the same as the idle family. Naturally, Shen Rong, his nephew, cannot be taken care of. Shen Rong had only gained some authority before, but now it has all been lost. It is also the time when he is young and strong, so he can bear it. Naturally, they are trying their best to infiltrate the camp and try to make a comeback.

However, the people in power now are all from the Cao family, so who are willing to pay attention to him?

Shen Pei has no real power, so he can't just say that he will give his position to his nephew? The officials at all levels deployed from Yuzhou are obviously more willing to use Yuzhou people. From any point of view, it is impossible to give Shen Rong any position. Therefore, even though Shen Rong has been running around again and again, after so many days, there is still no result. .

Seeing Shen Pei's question, Shen Rong's thoughts changed rapidly and he respectfully replied: "How come my nephew doesn't know?" Nowadays, there are a lot of discussions in the city, and they all say that "testing correctness" is not correct, and it is to suppress Hebei and worship Yu..."

The judge slowly asked again: "In that case, what do you mean?" 』

Shen Rong thought about it carefully and realized that Shen Pei was testing himself. He even felt that this was a sign that Shen Pei was going to do something. He also vaguely felt that he would not be idle for too long, so he answered twice as hard. He was very cautious, "My nephew thinks that this matter is mostly inappropriate... Sikong is coming, and there is such chaos, why don't we give someone a handle?" If there is a quarrel among the generals, it will be unavoidable... But now, most of the people in the court are Cao and Xiahou... It is also inevitable that they will be criticized..."

Shen Pei nodded. He was not too dissatisfied with Shen Rong's words. He nodded slightly and said, "Now that Cao Gong uses troops, he naturally needs money, food and grass... Now he can't move to other places. We are counting on this place in Jizhou... Therefore, the matter of "examination and correctness" is both for people and for money..."

Shen Rong suddenly realized, his eyes rolled around twice, "What do you mean, uncle?" 』

Shen Pei glanced at Shen Rong, and then said slowly: "On this occasion, there are chaos and disputes, and we must not act rashly..."

Shen Rong was stunned.

What does this mean?

Although the judge is still in front of the "Yecheng Order" at the moment, the situation is already very different. After all, what was his status under Yuan Shao back then, what was he like when he was under Yuan Shang, and now...

Then what does Shen Pei mean? Don't act rashly? It's already like this and you still can't move? Waiting to die?

Shen Rong smacked his mouth and lowered his head, feeling cold in his heart.

But what can I do? After feeling uncomfortable for a while, he managed to pretend to be lighthearted and said: "In that case, just...just watch...but in this way, wouldn't it mean that the Cao family and the Xiahou family take advantage..."

Shen Pei shook his head and said: "That's not entirely true... Now that Duke Cao wants to move to Ye, he wants to borrow the power of Jizhou... However, there is a choice between using it and not using it..."

Shen Rong couldn't help but ask: "Why is this?" ” As soon as the words came out of his mouth, Shen Rong felt that he had asked another stupid question.

Cao Cao would naturally hesitate.

Anyone else might hesitate.

Jizhou and Yuzhou are fighting each other, which is not a matter of one or two years.

In the past, Cao Cao's base was in Yuzhou, so it was natural to use people from Yuzhou. Now that Jizhou is such a big city, it would be a bit excessive to still use people from Yuzhou. However, Cao Cao may not feel at ease if he wants to use people from Jizhou, so according to Shenpei's interpretation, this "Kaozheng" also means to beat Jizhou.

Shen Pei said: "No matter what, Mr. Cao must finally be put to death...I will know when the time comes..."

Shen Rong finally got a little impatient. It was Shen Rong who summoned him today and talked about it, but he just did nothing? Do you mean to wait until Cao Cao finally comes? If we really wait for Cao Cao to come before doing anything else, wouldn't it mean that we won't be able to eat anything hot? In this case, it's better to take a break and see if there are any other options.

This matter must be planned by someone in Jizhou. Can't I fish in troubled waters and get a position and more benefits from it?

So Shen Rong reluctantly bowed, trying his best to maintain a respectful attitude. "Uncle, my nephew has benefited greatly from what I have taught you today. Now the situation in Yecheng has become clearer and clearer after receiving some kind words from my uncle. My nephew must be cautious in his words and actions these days and avoid getting involved in the current chaos. My uncle is probably tired too. Let’s take a rest early. My nephew will come back another day to save the trouble and pay his respects..."

Shen Pei snorted, raised his hand and pointed at Shen Rong: "When will you be able to calm down!" When encountering big things, you should stay calm! I am already at the end of my life, how long can I last? If we are not careful in our words and deeds, how can we protect the Shen family? 』

Shen Rong lowered his head and remained silent. Anyway, he was often scolded by the trial team on weekdays, so he was used to it. He no longer felt anything about such words, and he just made an attitude on the surface.

The trial partner sighed and said softly: "Since Mr. Cao is here, he must employ people... However, if you speak for Jizhou about this matter, you will definitely hate Mr. Cao. If you support the "Kaozheng", you will also blame the local people... and Just be patient and don't be impatient, you will figure it out yourself..."

Shen Rong raised his head, his face obviously a little happy, "Uncle's intention..."

Shen Pei closed his eyes and said nothing.

Only then did Shen Rong have some confidence in his mind, and he left happily.

Shen Pei watched Shen Rong leave with an obvious look of exhaustion on his face. The matter of the examination is obviously a huge shock to both inside and outside the court. Under Cao Cao's rule, all the forces that have been in a stalemate will definitely use this to reshuffle the cards. All forces are holding back their energy and waiting for the best. Chance starts the fight with full force.

As for my nephew, his ambition is not small, but his ability is not great. If he is not called in advance to give some advice, if he is pushed out and involved in the storm, he may not even be able to survive!

"That's it..." Shen Pei muttered softly, "that's it..."

Shen Pei looked into the distance and saw dark clouds in the north, layer upon layer, "The cold winter is coming... Even if we survive this winter, what will happen next year?" 』

Shen Pei temporarily suppressed Shen Rong's restlessness, but the chaos of others did not stop at all. From the city to the countryside, more and more people participated in it, expressing various opinions on the examination system. It also made the entire Jizhou even more turbulent.

As a country, the Han Dynasty has been functioning for more than three to four hundred years. Although the ruling class may be fatuous or incompetent, it can maintain the dynasty for three to four hundred years, and it naturally has its own inertia. And these inertias are among the upper class people. Within the laws maintained by these vested interests.

Although it is said that after the tossing of the Heng Emperor Ling Emperor, the turmoil of the Xiqiang Yellow Turban, the disputes between Dong Zhuo, Yuan Shao and others, the rule of the Han Dynasty has been crumbling and is no longer what it was before, but it does not mean that all these people immediately became fools, and their IQs increased with the turmoil. They will begin to degenerate. On the contrary, these people will have a keener sense of smell in the disputes...

Cao Cao and his party are getting closer and closer to Yecheng.

Many people know that the dispute between Yuzhou and Jizhou will officially begin on the day Cao Cao enters Yecheng. However, this time the dispute is different from the previous one with Yuan Shao. It can even be said to be completely different. Same, because this time, Jizhou was at a disadvantage from the beginning. If you want to get back in the game, or even beat the Yuzhou people, you will naturally have to have some plans and strategies.

Cao Cao sat in the car with his eyes closed, letting the bumps of the car sway his body.

Normally, Cao Cao should be in Xu County now, preparing for the arrival of the New Year. He will not come to Jizhou until next spring when everything has been arranged for the new year.

However, Cao Cao knew that he did not have so much time to wait for this and that...

The hussar general Fei Qian once again won the victory in the Western Regions. It was like a tight spell that shrank on Cao Cao's head, giving Cao Cao a headache.

So at the moment, we can only seek victory in chaos, first chaos and then stability!

"My lord, we are now two hundred miles away from Yecheng..."

Cao Cao opened his eyes, and a cold light appeared in his slender eyes. That guy on the hussar is annoyed by X. I really can’t do anything with him at this stage, but you guys, haha, I want to see who will jump out? !