Xun You couldn't see through Cao Cao's ambiguous eyes, but it didn't prevent him from being overwhelmed by the majesty of the lord, and his awe of Cao Cao grew day by day. It was such a hero that made him feel worthy of refuge.

Xun Yu's elder brother, Xun Chen, is indeed Yuan Shao's adviser. That's right. He used to help Yuan Shao win Jizhou with a scheme. Such a great talent, but now he is dragged away from the position of master by Guo Tu, a villain with a sweet heart and a sword. After that, who didn't know that Guo Tu's bad idea had caused Yuan Shao to lose in the battle with Gongsun Zan several times. If Guo Tu hadn't been in the way, as long as Yuan Shao adopted Xun Chen's suggestion, Gongsun Zan would not have jumped to the present.

Poor Xun Chen was too capable, and his persuasion was hard to hear. On the contrary, Yuan Shao alienated him, refused to listen to him, and made him a cold bench. Everyone saw that the former mastermind was pulled down, and the rest of the advisers were all Eight Immortals crossing the sea to show their magical powers. The counselors from the southern forces, the local counselors in Jizhou, and the counselors in Yingchuan who went to Yuan Shao, formed cliques under Yuan Shao's command and fought together.

Guo Jia's comment: Yuan Shao is resourceful but seldom decisive.

When he was young, there were important decisions in college classes. Yuan Shao’s style was to be the fisherman who snipe and clam compete for profit, pick up ready-made ones, and let the naive boy Cao Cao make the first bird, such as contradicting Duan Ying, such as directing his classmates. Small habits that become ingrained in the subconscious mind.All the counselors under his command can speak eloquently. To balance the forces among them, and to appease the children from the same big family, there are also many hidden dangers, but they have also gained a lot of help because of this. A large number of highly educated talents gathered in Yuan Shao In comparison, there are almost no subordinates who joined Cao Cao's famous family. If it weren't for the Han Emperor Liu Xie as a signboard, Cao Cao, who was born after a eunuch, would not have been able to recruit people with higher education.

The aristocratic family controlled knowledge, resulting in too few high-end talents under Cao Cao, and among the loyal officials of the Han Dynasty who came for the name of the Han Emperor, only a few were willing to rely on him to do things.

Cao Cao is well aware of this, and the biggest contradiction is still related to the decrees he promulgated, but he does not regret it. Without those people, he can still achieve great things. With the large collection of books gathered by Liu Hong, he is confident that he can cultivate enough The practical talents he calls.Under his rule, it was routine to promote students from poor families and appoint those who were not from honorable backgrounds.

Now that he has become the first minister with power over the government, he must hold his airs. As the master, he must stand up, walk in front of everyone like a stalwart man, and take the helm of this newly built ship. The reason why some people are afraid of Cao Cao, who can put their internal strength on the outside while holding an airs in the court?When the official who impeached Lv Bu was half-sentenced, the murderous internal force rushed towards him. The official choked all of a sudden, looked up at Cao Cao's majestic gaze, and was so frightened that he even trembled.

The same is true for Xun You. Every time he talks to Cao Cao face to face, he feels a little apprehensive. He also can’t understand that Cao Man, who was so bright and sunny when he was young, has such a majesty when he grows up, which makes people feel awed from the heart. .

When Cao Cao got down the stairs, he naturally responded to Xun You's words, and said lightly: "It is true, there are still too few people who know how to measure, and there are not enough small officials in the states and counties. We still need to train such small officials at home. "

Cao Cao affirmed Xun You's words, and looked at him with approving eyes, but he didn't expect that Xun You, who had just been defined by him as smart and clever, avoided his gaze and lowered his head obediently, waiting for Cao Cao's next order.

Cao Cao was a little disappointed. He felt that Xun You was hiding his talent. He was obviously a smart person, so why did he follow the golden mean?Hadn't he acted respectfully enough for the corporals and made them feel at ease?

Now that he mentioned that there were not enough small officials in the three prefectures, Cao Cao also mentioned the establishment of a school: "Find some accountants who know how to measure land or have a high level of arithmetic to teach."

In these schools, they don’t teach the scriptures, but only select special personnel to teach professional things. The purpose is to train low-level officials who do things. own reputation.Cao Cao's pragmatic style is to start directly from the bottom. If there are no small officials who manage household registration, then Confucian scholars will be called to cultivate knowledge related to household registration. , there is no need to learn how to make fus. With this kind of teaching, you can teach a group of low-level people to do things in a crash course, and then arrange those people to work under the officials he appoints, or let the county guards and county magistrates Command, but it can make his government orders be carried out unimpeded.

After the training is completed, the assessment will also be put on the agenda. People who have completed their studies no longer need to manage their own reputation, or seek recommendations from highly respected people. Some insignificant officials also caused dissatisfaction in the court.

Xun You had persuaded Cao Cao once, and he would not persuade Cao Cao a second time. He weighed the gains and losses in his heart, knowing that such a decree would not affect Cao Cao's foundation, but would instead increase the lord's control over various places, so he quietly Shut up.

The counselors who could persuade Cao Cao all agreed, but those who could not persuade him had self-knowledge and were able to work in Sikong's mansion. Who wouldn't want to climb up through Cao Cao?Naturally, he would not object to Cao Cao's decision. As for the voices of opposition above the court, in the final analysis, it was not for the purpose of arranging his "countrymen" and "relatives" to those small official positions through the form of filial piety. Cao Cao would not Give them the opportunity to run their own network.

With a large army in hand, the government insisted on one thing and tried to overcome all opinions, and those opposing voices did not make much waves at all.

The dissatisfied people found Dong Cheng and asked Dong Cheng, who held the imperial guards in his hands, to stop Cao Cao. Dong Cheng said helplessly: "Your Majesty has no one to use. Most of the ministers in the court are appointed by Sikong. I am a military officer who has just become the uncle of the country. I can't protect myself, I'm afraid I can't provoke Sikong's dissatisfaction over such a trivial matter."

Yes, in Dong Cheng's view, the selection, training and assessment of low-level officials is not a big deal at all, and he naturally looks down on those officials who are responsible for farming, public security, and population in small villages.From his point of view, it was something only children from poor families or down-and-out families would do. Which child from a big family didn't directly have an official position to do it?At worst, he is a teacher in the county magistrate's house. They don't even bother to do the miscellaneous work of managing a few acres of land, farming and mulberry, and registering the population.

"What if Cao Sikong has more intentions and wants to distribute higher official positions to poor families through such a situation? Wouldn't this make more officials become Cao Cao's minions, and His Majesty will be able to be more promising in the future?" Is he a Hanchen who shares his worries?"

When Deren said this, Dong Cheng hesitated for a while, called his party members, and signaled them to recommend some people to test Cao Cao's heart.

These people still use the old method of "promoting filial piety and honesty", recommending their contacts to Cao Cao through reputation, morality, and connections.Dong Cheng wanted to test it, but Cao Cao accepted it.

What a joke, don't you eat the free food?He is so short of people that he is so hungry that seeing a vegetable is like stuffing it into his own vegetable garden. If they dare to recommend it, he dares to use it. If he is capable, he will put it in the position and use it. Go down and let him go, see how shameless he is!

Cao Cao said: "No matter who you recommend to me, I am willing to promote. As long as that person has real talents and learning, everyone's life is difficult. The new dynasty has just been established. If anyone has no ability, he still wants to be an official. Implement lazy, mediocre, and corrupt governance, and reproduce the chaotic situation of the previous dynasties, and I will be the first to give up!"

As soon as this remark came out, the whole court applauded, and the emperor Liu Xie, who had suffered greatly from the previous dynasty, also supported Cao Cao's approach. Dong Cheng also said: "A person without talent adopts the wrong government and is unbearable to be an official. He can be called virtuous." coordination."

In this way, the small officials who have passed the assessment are called by the Sikong government. Once Cao Cao, who has a broad mass base, implements a certain decree, his subordinates will promote each decree from top to bottom in a highly efficient manner. Counties, urban and rural areas.

Cao Ang came back in person, not only to be Lu Bu's messenger, he first returned to the army to hand over his duties, and then returned home, because Cao Cao did not recruit Cao Ang as an official from the emperor's edict, he was in the army At present, the official position is still granted by Xiahou Dun, who belongs to the general's subordinate, and there are not many things. This time, the main thing is to deliver logistics, food line supplies and the like.

It stands to reason that if a general serving under a general wants to see one of the three princes, he needs to notify him. Fortunately, he is Cao Cao's son. Welcome to enter, tell Cao Cao's situation, and welcome him to see his father.

The youth of the genus Wang looks exactly like Cao Cao. He is eight feet tall and imposing. Most of them are amazed. Is there a marriage?"

Cao Cao listened to all kinds of things like this, and he was quite proud to see Cao Ang jumping up.

The father and son closed the door to talk, and the rest of them retreated spontaneously. Cao Cao said with emotion: "But I haven't seen you for a year. How come Aang has grown so tall? This son looks like that. I almost don't recognize you."

Let's look at the muscles on Cao Ang's arms, the double swords Cao Cao gave him on his thin waist, and a spear behind him. Standing there like a jade pine, his every move has the ability and calmness of a general in the army.

Cao Ang said with a smile: "Uncle Dun taught me how to grow taller. I went to Uncle Dun's army to practice. I ate meat and practiced the method of physical exercise. I basked in the sun and grew taller. Can't I grow taller?"

Xiahoudun found two people, and every day he raised Cao Ang's height, one pulled his upper body and the other pulled his feet.

"Aang is fifteen." Cao Cao suddenly came back to his senses and found that the child had grown into such an excellent appearance freely in a place he could not see. Cao Cao also agreed when Xiahou Dun said that he would take Cao Ang to the army for training. , so much time has passed, the child has grown up in the blink of an eye, and he has also missed his most critical growth period.

Cao Ang told Cao Cao the purpose of coming this time: "Uncle Dun said that enough food and grass is not enough to fight Xuzhou. If we want a quick battle, we must have enough spies to go deep into Xuzhou's borders and find out the terrain. It would be better if someone who is familiar with the terrain of Xuzhou joins the army, he asked me to ask you, is there any literati from Xuzhou under my father's command?"

Xiahou Dun is asking Cao Cao for a military advisor in disguise!

Cao Cao thought about it, and found that the person who knew Xuzhou best was actually Cao Hong. Among the people who took refuge in him, there were very few people from Xuzhou, but there were many scouts trained in the spy army, who could be sent out to scout out the terrain.

So he summoned his counselors and asked everyone what they knew about Xuzhou, and everyone spoke up one after another, which really allowed him to find a local Xuzhou from among his subordinate officials.

The man's name was Zhuge Xuan, and he was originally Yuan Shu's subordinate. He was the governor of Yuzhang. Cao Cao was very surprised when he heard that there were descendants of the Zhuge family in Langya. He hurriedly ordered someone to call him.

Zhuge Xuan told Cao Cao: "I have an elder brother named Yu, who used to be the prime minister of Taishan County. Because Taishan County was occupied by Xuzhou Mu, he has now been called back to Xuzhou."

Zhuge Xuan observed the general trend of the world, and concluded that Cao Cao's engulfment of Xuzhou was the general trend. Cao Cao's rule had become the new center of the court. Compared with other princes, he occupied an orthodox position. And the various families in Xuzhou were strife, even if they resisted for a while, they could not parry Cao Cao's army.

In Zhugexuan's view, the best way to preserve the family is naturally to move the clan members south to Jingzhou on the other side of the river, away from the land of disputes, but after all, the old man in the family is still there, and his elder brother and he both have duties, so they cannot escape In this case, it is better to vote for Cao Cao first, and when the war in Xuzhou rises, the family can be saved by voting for the right camp.

Langya Zhuge is a scholarly family. The difference from most wealthy families is that he studies knowledge and is "harmless". Tao Qian does not guard against them, and Cao Cao will do the same in the future. These days, people who engage in learning are the most respected. His elder brother, Zhuge Gui, is just a person who is good at studying knowledge intensively. With Cao Cao's appreciation of talents, he will definitely not embarrass him.

What is more disgusting is that Tao Qian used the method of "forcing people to become officials" in Xuzhou. Local celebrities in Xuzhou were either threatened or coerced to work for Tao Qian, and the same was true for local rich people. In order to let the Mi family contribute money to help him, Tao Qian forcibly ordered Mi Zhu to become his subordinate official.

With Zhuge Xuan telling Cao Cao about this, it gave him a general understanding of the civil and military officer system in Xuzhou, and he also knew where to start, to attack its weaknesses, and get twice the result with half the effort.

Cao Cao made a new round of arrangements, ordering Liu Bei, the shepherd of Qingzhou, to attack Langya County in Xuzhou to the south, while he went straight to Taishan County and returned part of the lost land in Yanzhou.At the same time, the grain and grass transportation line was changed from the original one line to six lines, and the generals were arranged to transport them respectively.

Afterwards, he arranged the affairs of the DPRK and China, and handed over the internal affairs to the trustworthy counselors. He put on his battle robe and two swords and rushed to the front line, intending to personally command this inevitable battle.

作者有话要说:感谢在2020-03-2114:27:05~2020-03-2223:59:21期间为我投出霸王票或灌溉营养液的小天使哦~

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