Three Kingdoms

Chapter 3515 The court's absent judgment

Inside the hall, the brazier was burning very vigorously, but Shisun Rui felt his hands and feet were cold.

He didn't expect that Cui Yan would come up with such a strategy!

Abandon Cao Cao and join the cavalry?

How bold!

Shisun Rui wanted to get angry and yelled to rebuke Cui Yan, but when the words came to his lips, he shrank back...

If Cui Yan had said this earlier, he would definitely be labeled a traitor and sent to the eighteenth level of hell, but now that the cavalry has shown its strength, such words don't seem so serious.

Cui Yan's political attributes are undoubtedly very high, at least higher than the older Shisun Rui.

Therefore, for Cui Yan, the proposal he is proposing now is obviously the product of careful consideration, and the distribution of benefits is calculated very carefully!

After Shisun Rui pondered carefully, he found that his original plan was half a step weaker than Cui Yan's method.

Cui Yan was simply pulling out the firewood from under the cauldron!

And he pulled out two cauldrons at once!

Not to mention Cao Cao, Cui Yan also pulled out the firewood from under Fei Qian's cauldron!

The cavalry attacked the Central Plains because Shandong was the "opponent" or "enemy" of the cavalry before and now, so it would naturally be attacked and sanctioned by the cavalry. So what if the "cavalry" became a friendly army now? After becoming "one of our own", the situation will naturally change fundamentally!

Prime Minister Cao is no longer able to govern, so is Prime Minister Fei!

Once Fei Qian comes, won't his Cui family have the merit of supporting him? Fei Qian will naturally not call for the Cui family to be killed.

Isn't this very in line with the "tradition" of the Han Dynasty?

The three officials took turns to sit, and everyone laughed.

The prime minister is just one of the three higher officials, so why can't they take turns?

Therefore, Cui Yan's proposal is in line with the national conditions of the Han Dynasty, with precedents to follow, and it is not a way to betray one's ancestors. For the emperor Liu Xie, it can be barely accepted.

Yes, it is reluctant.

But does Cui Yan care about the emperor Liu Xie's "reluctance"? He just needs to be happy! If he can't resist, he can only enjoy it. Could the emperor Liu Xie resist Cao Cao before? So what's the problem with "enjoying" Fei Qian now?

So the emperor may be unhappy, but it's not a big problem.

Secondly, what are the needs of the Shandong gentry?

Stability and harmony.

Don't fight anymore, sit down and talk...

After Fei Qian sits down, can he stand up again?

Dong Zhuo also sat down, what happened later?

Nowadays, Cao Cao holds all the power in the hands of the Cao and Xiahou families. Even if Fei Qian comes, he will also hold power. How much worse will it be than when Cao Cao was here?

The most critical point is that Fei Qian's Fei family is a small clan!

Fei Qian, the cavalry commander, does not have as many brothers as the Cao family and the Xiahou family!

So if the cavalry commander eventually becomes the prime minister, does he have to share power?

And once this power is shared...

Hehehe!

Shisun Rui swallowed his saliva, and looked at Cui Yan with a bit of horror.

This guy, really...

Of course, different personal positions will lead to different choices of thinking, which is inevitable. But even if the positions are different, whoever can consider more groups to the greatest extent can naturally gain wider support.

This is the difference between Shisun Rui and Cui Yan.

Shisun Rui originally persuaded Cui Yan to come forward, considering only the interests of the emperor and himself. As for whether it harmed the interests of Jizhou or whether it conflicted with Cui Yan's personal interests, Shisun Rui did not weigh it too carefully. From a certain perspective, Shisun Rui just thought more about himself, and then let others sacrifice in the name of loyalty.

It's like an official sitting on the stage, slapping the table and telling the people not to think about processing money, resting more, and asking for this and that all day long, but to think more about whether the products have been abundant since the founding of the Han Dynasty, whether they can already eat enough, how can they still have the face to ask for so much? Touch your conscience before speaking! People should be conscientious!

Then the people of the Han Dynasty touched their pockets and found that they didn't necessarily know whether they had a lot of conscience, but they must know that they had no money in their pockets.

Shi Sunrui was like this. He hoped that Cui Yan would talk more about conscience, but Cui Yan did not talk about conscience. Instead, he turned around and made a new suggestion. Now that it is the critical moment of the trial, whoever is absent will be sentenced out!

Cui Yan's method is naturally much better than Shi Sunrui's original plan.

It seems that everyone has benefited!

Except for Cao Cao who was absent.

Shi Sunrui heard it and thought, hey, it makes sense!

So in politics, even the tea on the table is a trap!

If you drink too much tea, you will want to change clothes, right?

Then, as soon as you go out to change clothes, you start to vote, "I think that so-and-so is very good and can handle the important task..."

"Not bad, not bad, very good!"

"He's the one! "

"When everyone was frowning, he bravely stepped forward..."

"..."

Looking at Shisun Rui's expression, Cui Yan added, "Now the Han Dynasty is peaceful on all sides, which is also the merit of the cavalry... When we were in the civil strife in the Central Plains, the cavalry disregarded their lives and went north to quell the Xianbei and opened up the Western Regions... This is a meritorious service, and it is enough to handle the important task! If such a meritorious official is not rewarded, how can there be justice and comfort the hearts of the subjects? If there is another change in the border in the future, who can be used? 』

Cui Yan saw Shisun Rui's expression and knew that he had guessed some of his plans, but now the situation was like this, he was not afraid of his plan being exposed, "It is better for one family to suffer than for thousands of families to be sad! I am also doing this for the ten thousand years of the Han Dynasty! Could it be... someone is ignoring the ten thousand years of the Han Dynasty for his own selfish desires? ! '

Shisun Rui took a breath, "If... If it is the cavalry... I won't take this position..."

Cui Yan smiled but did not answer.

Shisun Rui was a little confused at first, but after thinking about it carefully, his mind suddenly flashed, and then he glared at Cui Yan!

No wonder Cui Yan wants to resign now!

So that's it!

This guy!

If under such conditions, the cavalry still refuses to give in, then it can be equivalent to clearly rebelling against the world, which is almost contrary to what the cavalry has always done! Then in Guanzhong, Shandong, and even further away, will there still be people who insist on standing on the side of the Cavalry?

In the history of the Three Kingdoms, whether it was Emperor Sun or Liu Da'er, they were actually local emperors, and they still had to wait until Cao Pi started to make trouble before changing their names. In addition to fighting each other, the more important thing was that no one wanted to be the first to stand out. Even if Cao Pi did something like abdication, three bows and three requests, etc., he still had to abandon his father's strategy, make peace with the gentry and powerful families, implement the Nine-Rank System, and share political power with the local gentry and powerful families who supported him...

And this was after the Three Kingdoms had been killing each other for thirty years, and the prestige of the Han Dynasty had completely collapsed!

So if the Cavalry rejected Cui Yan's proposal, the consequences would probably be like a storm, sweeping across the entire Han Dynasty!

Just like Dong Zhuo back then...

In a trance, Shisun Rui didn't even know how he said goodbye to Cui Yan and how he left Cui's courtyard. It was not until he got on the car and was shaking that he suddenly thought of a problem. Cui Yan was using him!

『Boy! How dare you bully me? ！』

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Political scheming, if you are inferior to others, you are inferior to others.

Shisun Rui entered the palace and paid a visit to Liu Xie.

In any case, the Han Dynasty did not have the oppression of enslaving ministers like the braid dynasty. Old ministers like Shisun Rui not only did not need to kneel, but also had a position in the hall. If they behaved more arrogantly on weekdays, no one would find fault with them.

Shisun Rui told Liu Xie about the situation at Cui Yan's place one by one.

Liu Xie frowned.

Although Liu Xie had never been in court before, the matter of trial in absentia was still somewhat applicable...

This is indeed a good idea.

But why didn't Cui Yan mention it before?

Liu Xie glanced at Shisun Rui and suddenly understood a little.

This old man...

Nowadays in Shandong, whether it is the upper ruling class or the middle-level officials and nobles, they all know that Cao Cao's troops attacking Guanzhong have been beaten to pieces, and the soldiers who retreated are also demoralized.

It is said that the generals around Cao Cao were also killed or injured...

From the above, it can be said that Cao Cao did suffer huge losses in this battle and his strength was greatly reduced!

The current problem is how to deal with the cavalry army next.

Should the cavalry be sentenced as traitors, or should the original judgment be overturned in one fell swoop, and then the delayed justice should be executed?

The strategy of Cui Yan relayed by Shisun Rui is equivalent to giving a step.

The step made of the flesh and blood of Cao Cao and Cao's army.

If it were an ordinary time, Cao Cao would definitely not agree, but now Cao Cao has not shown up all the time, right?

If the cavalry is sentenced to a meritorious official, then the former prime minister will naturally become a criminal, and then cut Cao Cao's meat to feed the cavalry, and everyone will also drink some meat soup... After all, the cavalry is now a bit cruel, and if there is no more meat, it may not be enough to feed him.

There are naturally advantages to this treatment. Anyway, the crime can be pushed to the people below, just like a thief stealing money. The thief's hand is at fault, and it has nothing to do with the thief himself. Although this is an obvious sophistry in terms of logical relationship, it is legally valid. How can the entire company be held responsible for the mistakes made by individual employees and temporary workers?

Cao Cao, the prime minister, was not said to be hereditary, so he was just a temporary worker of the Han Dynasty.

When something goes wrong, it is also a basic operation for temporary workers to take the blame.

At most, the emperor Liu Xie will show up again...

No!

Liu Xie narrowed his eyes. Why should he come out to apologize?

This strategy was thought up by Cui Yan, and Cui Yan never said anything until Shi Sunrui came to him when he was in danger in Jingzhou. Why did he say it?

Then, Shi Sunrui now said that he had done his best and that he had done everything he should do. Why did he still ask His Majesty to make the decision and make a decision?

Liu Xie took a deep breath.

He understood what Cui Yan and Shi Sunrui meant.

But the problem is, if Liu Xie made this "judgment" himself, then Liu Xie would lose his position of being detached from the matter!

It would be fine if Cao Cao could not get up again in the future, but what if Cao Cao rose again?

In other words, even if Cao Cao could not rise, what if he jumped over the wall before he fell?

Shisun Rui saw Liu Xie was silent, neither saying good nor bad, and guessed Liu Xie's concerns. Shisun Rui couldn't help but feel a little regretful, wondering why he had to wade into this muddy water? The emperor Liu Xie couldn't bear this responsibility, could he, a nominal state elder, bear it?

"Your Majesty...if..." Shisun Rui said slowly, "I heard that Lu Su and Lu Zijing...have praised Guanzhong's actions since they returned from Guanzhong..."

Liu Xie's eyes lit up when he heard this!

Lu Su? !

This is a suitable candidate!

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Lu Su left Guanzhong, but did not return to Jiangdong immediately in Xu County.

This is understandable. After all, the focus of the struggle in the Han Dynasty is now between Fei Qian and Cao Cao. Seeing that the struggle is about to have a result, Lu Su certainly cannot leave Xu County before the result is about to come out.

This result may be related to the Han Dynasty, as well as the rise and fall of Jiangdong in the next few years, more than ten years, or even more far-reaching. Knowing it one day earlier is naturally preparing one day earlier. If he returns to Jiangdong, maybe when the cavalry army arrives at the Yangtze River, Jiangdong will suddenly realize that the north has changed color?

Unlike the attitude of being ignored and cold in Guanzhong, Lu Su is still quite popular in Xu County. On the one hand, even if Jiangdong stabs Cao Cao in the back, it is Cao Cao's pain. What does it have to do with other Shandong nobles? On the other hand, if the cavalry really arrives in the Central Plains and makes friends with the important officials of Jiangdong, is there still a way out?

So no matter what, it is not bad to have some relationship with Lu Su's aunts and uncles now.

Treating guests, drinking, singing and dancing, learning foreign languages.

Lu Su has been quite moisturized these days.

Ah, the young lady from the Western Regions, so moist...

During the banquet, it is inevitable that someone will ask about what he has seen in Guanzhong.

Lu Su just told the truth.

To be honest, Lu Su's description of Guanzhong was not exaggerated at all, and even somewhat underestimated.

For example, when he saw the mighty and majestic side of the cavalry soldiers in Linzhiyuan under Tongguan, Lu Su kept silent and only talked about some ordinary things in Guanzhong, even Fei Qianzaozhi repaired the water conservancy to prepare for the spring plowing next year...

Lu Su didn't say these things, not because he had any good intentions for the cavalry, on the contrary, it was precisely because Lu Su hoped to reduce Shandong's fear of the cavalry.

For Jiangdong, the longer and more fiercely Fei Qian and Cao Cao fought, the better it would be.

As for how many people died and injured in this process, how much money was lost, or how many families fell apart and turned into dry bones...

What does it have to do with Jiangdong?

Only when the north is crippled, Jiangdong will have a chance to compete for the world!

Only then can Emperor Sun become a real emperor, and he, Lu Su, will have the merit of following the dragon!

Otherwise, what would be the meaning of Lu Su's strategy on the bed?

But Lu Su never expected that he had tried his best to understate and understate the description of Guanzhong, but he was still considered to be saying "good things" to Guanzhong! Even Lu Su's repeated clichés were interpreted as meaning that he was not optimistic about Cao Cao!

For example, when Lu Su said "it's hard to tell who will win", he could take "it's hard to tell" out of context and turn it into "win or lose", and then by the same token, turn "still unknown" into "knowable"!

Let's say whether Lu Su said "win or lose" and "knowable"!

Yes!

So what's the problem?

Even if the children of Shandong gentry knew the secret, they all smiled knowingly.

After all, Lu Su was from another place, a Jiangdong native, so he just had to make it look brighter on the surface. As for the actual situation, it depends on whether this outsider can spend money in Shandong.

Lu Su did not bring any money with him and was still eating and drinking in Shandong, so shouldn't he take some responsibility for the Han Dynasty?

Lu Su got drunk while drinking.

When he woke up, he heard a horrifying news in the market!

He was "put on a memorial"!

He actually submitted a memorial, saying that everything was caused by Cao Cao's false accusation of the cavalry, and the key point was that there were Lu Su's handprint and signature on the memorial!

All the sons of the nobles who met Lu Su said respectfully, Mr. Zijing, you are so fierce, you are so great...

Lu Su knew something was wrong, and did not argue about what the memorial was, nor did he go to anyone to explain that the handprint should not be on the memorial, but on the young lady from the Western Regions...

Lu Su fled Xu County in disguise almost the day he received the news!

He had foreseen that Xu County would usher in a huge storm!

And his memorial was the last fuel that triggered this storm...

Some people noticed Lu Su's escape, but they had no intention of stopping him.

After all, the only thing that is slightly lower than "no evidence" is "trial in absentia".

It's not a big problem to deal with Lu Su.

Who hasn't been dealt with in this world?

Besides, Jiangdong had stabbed Jiangling in the back before, and the account has not been settled properly. It's not a big problem to collect some interest now.

But if Lu Su is killed directly, there will be some problems.

After all, Jiangdong is still a buffer zone and a small retreat in the future. If there is a problem with taking out of context and holding an in absentia trial, at most a certain official will take the blame. It means that the official's academic level is not high, there is a problem with the way of understanding, or the control is not rigorous, serious, or meticulous in a certain link, etc. Anyway, it is a very individual, minority problem, which has nothing to do with the vast majority of Shandong gentry children.

Now that Lu Su has fled Xu County, it just meets the needs of these Shandong gentry children, so even if Lu Su's disguise is very poor, it is still as if he has seen nothing and found nothing.

And when Lu Su left, there is no need to discuss the authenticity of this memorial...

In a very short time, the storm was formed.

No one cares about Lu Su, this is no longer the point, but where to stay after the storm?

Or, how to fish in troubled waters in the storm?