Han counter current

But now, after the devastation of the war, most of the scholars in the northern faction have withered. Although the remaining ones are elites, they don't have a high degree of recognition of Chen Feng.

For example, among those aristocratic families and scholars who were loyal to the Yuan clan, the ones who are really loyal to you now are the group of people represented by Guo Tu and Lu Kuang.

The rest of the aristocratic families have not sent the children of the core family to serve in the lord's army or under the account. This also shows that the scholars of the northern faction are still waiting and watching.

In addition, in Cao Cao's old department, like Liu Ye, uncle Xun Yu, Chen Qun, etc., are all top-notch advisers or internal affairs talents in the world, but these people, except Chen Qun's mouth is a little looser now, others, hum, I'm afraid it will be very difficult for the lord to meet him. "

Jia Xu didn't need to hide anything in front of Chen Feng, he had to point out the difficulties he was facing.Chen Feng had set up academies in Chang'an, Youzhou and other places before, and also cultivated many scholars who were loyal to him.

But the ability of these people can only be used to govern the local area. So far, Chen Feng has not found a few great talents from these educated scholars.

There is no way, those who are really capable have chosen their own lord long before Chen Feng became famous. If Chen Feng hadn't used despicable means to win over Jia Xu, I am afraid that this guy would not be able to recruit a top counselor in his entire life.

This is the reality, even though Chen Feng has conquered such a large territory in the north, even if he has ridden the grassland many times to repel the aliens, there are still some scholars who just refuse to agree with him.

"Do you want me to bring these top talents together as much as possible in the name of the Liu Dynasty?"

"That's right, as long as the lord supports Liu Cong, the lord will be the guardian of the court. Liu Ye is originally from the royal family, so there is no reason to reject the new court. Uncle Xun Yu and his nephew have always been the Liu family, so they will let go of their prejudices.

In addition, hehe, once the lord supports Liu Cong, the powerful families of the Jingzhou faction will squeeze their heads to serve the lord. The lord must not underestimate the scholars in Jingzhou. Right now, the scholars on this land may It is more than the sum of scholars in other places in Dahan. "

Jia Xu is in charge of some sources of information in Chen Feng's hands, so he has a good understanding of the situation in various places. I am afraid that I have to consult him for some details that Chen Feng can't notice.

"There are so many? Is it too exaggerated?"

"No, no, no, it seems that my lord doesn't know Liu Biao very well, hehe, Liu Biao was originally a literati, and Jingzhou's style of writing has been passed down for a hundred years, and it has maintained a relatively stable environment in this troubled world.

When the war broke out a few years ago, many aristocratic families and scholars in the north moved south in large numbers, and a large part of them chose to settle in Jingzhou. Hehe, besides, the literati in Jingzhou have been suppressed by the literati of the northern faction in the past few years. Now they have a chance to stand up. I will definitely not let it go.

The most important thing is that once the literati from the southern faction enter the court, those literati from the northern faction will feel a crisis, so they can't wait to come to the lord to seek an official position. "

Jia Xu's thinking is very clear, it seems that he has been brewing this plan for a long time.

"I understand. This is indeed the case. However, this Liu Cong is the son of Liu Biao, and he still has a certain influence in Jingzhou. If he is supported, will those local forces in Jingzhou be dissatisfied."

"That's right, this is what we must pay attention to. What the lord has to do is to hold on to Jingzhou's military power, and other things can be relaxed.

Among the local generals in Jingzhou, Cai Mao, Zhang Yun, and Huang Zu can be regarded as representatives of the aristocratic family, and Wen Pin, Wang Wei and others can be regarded as representatives of the generals in the army.

They are all serving the Lord now, so there should be no problems.Hehe, there is one more thing, among them, except Cai Hao, the rest were able to compromise with Liu Bei after Liu Biao was killed.

With this stain alone, I don't see how they have the face to encourage Liu Cong to make trouble.Besides, Liu Cong is still young now, not even a few years older than the young master, who has at least ten years to complete his plan of unifying the world. "

"Okay, since that's the case, then there's no need to get entangled, support Liu Cong, but before that, let's sound the alarm for the aristocratic families in Jingzhou. Lest they have their eyes on the top and don't know what their name is." Who, hum."

"Yes, this matter, the subordinate will take care of it."

"Well, by the way, I have come to you this time, and there is actually one more thing I need to discuss with you. Now that the territory is so large, some of our previous methods should also be changed.

I plan to divide the ghost guards into two, one is my own soldiers, who are in charge of guarding the Chen residence, and the next Habayashi army will also be served by them, and the other will be scattered around, responsible for establishing a complete intelligence system The Internet helps me to control various places and monitor the local government, military and aristocratic families. "

"Oh? It is indeed necessary to do so."

When Jia Xu heard this, he could already feel that his lord wanted to strengthen his control over various places.Originally, Chen Feng, him, and Li Ru each controlled an intelligence system.

After Li Ru's death, the newcomer Mubu took over the intelligence system, and Chen Feng himself has been strengthening the intelligence system in his hands. This time, he divided the ghost-faced army into two, which probably meant the same thing.

"I don't know how the lord calls the ghost guards who have been divided into two?"

"Uh, well, the ghost guards were renamed Jinyiwei, and under the jurisdiction of Jinyishi and Yulinwei, they are all directly under my control, and they are only responsible to me when they respond to orders and intelligence."

"My lord's opinion, this way, we will be able to strengthen the control over the various places."

"Hehe, Wenhe doesn't have to be like this. I can still trust you. It's just that the territory is big and there are too many people. Some black sheep are prone to appear in the team. I have to be more vigilant. The intelligence of the army is still in your charge. .”

"No, this subordinate understands."

At this moment, Chen Feng thought badly of the period of Jinyiwei in history. As a ruler, it is indeed necessary for him to have such an intelligence agency that is only loyal to him.

Chapter 789 Supporting the New Emperor 2

Late at night, outside Chen Feng's mansion, a literati walked into the gate under the protection of a team of guards, and then, along the corridor, the literati was brought to Chen Feng's study.

"Grassman Chen Qun, I pay my respects to General Hussars."

"Get up, Changwen, I've been waiting for you for a long time, come here, sit here, just warmed up a pot of wine, paired with this appetizer, it's really a great pleasure in life."

In front of Chen Feng was a stove for warming wine. On the stove was a pot of wine. On the table were a stack of peanuts, a stack of pickled cardamom, a stack of mutton and other appetizers.

The opening of the Silk Road allowed the special products of the Western Regions to spread to the territory of the Han Dynasty. Chen Feng specially emphasized the need to bring back good crop seeds from the Western Regions. The peanuts, cardamom, etc. are the seeds from the Western Regions and planted in Chang'an. later fruit.

Ordinary people can't enjoy these kinds of crops at present, but Chen Feng's status is not ordinary after all, and he bought and planted these things with his own money, so it's not too much to enjoy them in advance.

"The grassroots are lowly, and dare not sit with the general."

"Hahaha, Changwen, you are against your will when you say this. If you are considered lowly, then I am nothing. Besides, you and I belong to the same clan, so we can still be regarded as clan brothers in real terms." , don’t see outsiders today.”

After finishing speaking, Chen Feng forcibly pulled Chen Qun to the seat, poured him a glass of wine and persuaded him to drink it, which made Chen Qun feel at ease.

"Changwen, do you know why I came here for you?"

"I know, Mr. Wenhe has been talking to me for two days."

"Hehe, you are a smart person, so I won't beat around the bush with you. To be honest, there is no one in the Chen clan who can match your talent for now. It would be a pity if you just buried yourself here.

Moreover, I heard from Wen He that you are currently studying a set of regulations called the Jiupin Zhongzheng System, which is said to be proposed to address the shortcomings of the current selection of officials. To be honest, I am very interested and admire you. "

"The general is serious. It's just some tricks. I'm afraid they won't be in the general's eyes."

"Listen to me first, Changwen, I know you don't know me well, and even have a prejudice against me. I can't help you get rid of this, but what I just said is sincere.

Since Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty, the filial piety and honesty system has been the way for the imperial court to select officials. At the beginning, it was indeed possible, but you also know that today's filial piety and honesty system has been manipulated by aristocratic families.

A few years ago, Cao Gong once proposed the meritocracy, and it was supposed to be to fight against this deteriorating filial piety and honesty system, but the nine-rank Zhongzheng system you are proposing now should be regarded as the nemesis of the filial piety and honesty system.

Today's system of filial piety and honesty has eliminated the way for low-level scholars and common people to rise up, and even the entire imperial court is controlled by aristocratic families, which is too unfair to ordinary people.

Therefore, I want to break this system, and the nine-rank Zhongzheng system you proposed is a sharp weapon for the benefit of the common people.Changwen, you come from a wealthy family, but you can see the darkness clearly, and you don't want to join forces with others, which is really admirable.

So, when I said I admire you at the beginning, I definitely didn’t just talk about it. I really admired you. How many people would dare to fight against the great families in the world? Before, I thought I was one of them. Added you. "

"General, you, you mean,,,,,,"

"The new emperor is about to ascend the throne, and I plan to recommend your Nine-Rank Zhongzheng System to His Majesty. However, the road ahead is full of thorns, and I, Chen Feng, are weak in power after all. I also hope that Brother Changwen can help me."

"Hehe, the general is joking. If you are considered weak, then what are the Yuan family and Cao family that you defeated? However, as long as the general needs it, I am willing to promote the nine-rank Zhongzheng system."

"Okay, with Changwen's help, it's like adding wings to a tiger. Brother Changwen, the job that's too common belongs to you."