The Three Kingdoms of the Widow

Lao Tzu said: Good luck depends on misfortune, and misfortune lies on blessing.

In the summer of the 23rd year of Jian'an, Cao Cao returned to Xudu from the front line of conquering Wu. During this time, Xu was the elder son Cao Pi who was in charge of law and order, and everything was very stable.

Sima Yi became very busy at this time, because Cao Cao won a small victory, and Sun Quan had just lost Lu Su's arm. In order to calm things down, he chose to be a minister, respected the king of Wei, and paid tribute to a lot of gifts. Others register together.

Cao Pi took Cao Rui to watch the fun.

In addition to the regular jewelry and jade, there are a lot of rare birds and animals in the gifts, such as blue and green peacocks, antelopes with curved horns... Cao Rui likes it very much, and Cao Pi is also happy to see it

Sima Yi hurriedly recorded beside her, and Cao Pi moved to her side to watch: "What to write?"

"Your Majesty, write the gift list. The names of these animals are too difficult to write, dace... isn't it pangolin?"

Cao Pi looked around, looking for something to say: "There are so many tributes, do you want anything? I will go to my father and come over to give it to you."

"Forget it, my family has a lot of funerals recently, so I'm not in the mood."

"Where is Master Zhao'er? What do you like?"

"I don't like anything, I said, son, don't worry about it!"

Someone nearby was pushing a wheelbarrow, squeaking and squeaking. Sima Yi glanced at it inadvertently, and found something interesting in the cage on the wheelbarrow.

"What is that?" Her eyes did not escape Cao Pi's attention.

"Crowning Chicken."

"Chicken? Sun Quan also paid tribute to this? There is no shortage of Xudu!"

"Your Majesty, be careful. This is the Changming Chicken, a special product of Soochow, and it is expensive. It is specially used to tell the time and the sound is high-pitched, and there is no mistake." Sima Yi thought, Sima Zhao slept too much recently, it would be nice to have this as an alarm clock .

Cao Pi remembered it, but what he thought of was the "Nv said, the cock crowed; the scholar said, Meidan" in the "Book of Songs."

Hey, how long has he not lived such a warm life.

Also in the summer of the 23rd year of Jian'an, Liu Bei's life was not easy.Xia Houyuan and Zhang Yun couldn't hold out, and the attack on the flanks was also frustrated. About a quarter of the 5 troops they led lost.

Zhuge Liang’s life in Chengdu is not easy either. It doesn’t mean that he can be happy without the boss without a supervisor. The boss also took almost all the backbone of the company away on business trips. Someone must do the work.

The most urgent task is to quickly find someone to replace Fazheng, otherwise I will be exhausted to death by myself.Zhuge Liang thought so.

Ma Di was very considerate and helped Zhuge Liang sort out the information of all officials and celebrities in Yizhou. One of them, Yang Hong, caught Zhuge Liang's attention.

When Liu Bei first entered Shu, this person was recommended by the prefect Li Yan as a meritorious officer. He had a promising future, but later Li Yan planned to force some people in the territory to open up wasteland. Yang Hong thought it was inappropriate and advised him several times. When Li Yan refused to listen, Yang Hong resigned with great personality.

Zhuge Liang ordered someone to invite Li Yan and asked about Yang Hong's situation in detail. Li Yan was full of praise and recommended Yang Hong to work for the Shu Department on the spot.Zhuge Liang groaned and didn't immediately agree. Li Yan tried endlessly to persuade such a good talent not to let him go easily.

Finally, Zhuge Liang agreed to consider it, sent Li Yan away, and ordered Ma Di to invite Yang Hong again.

Yang Hong is now a commoner, but he was not panicked or excited when he saw Zhuge Liang.He calmly asked Zhuge Liang what he wanted from him?

Zhuge Liang asked him to sit down and said he was just chatting casually.Ask him what he thinks about the governance of Shuzhong.

"The military counselor's decree is too harsh. If things go on like this, people's hearts will fluctuate."

"You think the law cannot be enforced?"

""Shu Ke" was ruled by Yizhou Mu's military adviser, Li Taishou and others. It was also approved by Yizhou Mu. "

"Now Xichong County lacks a county magistrate. This place is close to the front line, and it is also a place to pay food. The chaos and disorder of the people are immoral and need to be rectified. Can you temporarily serve as February?"

"Hong is under orders."

Yang Hong took Zhuge Liang's letter of appointment with the big seal to Xichong County and took office immediately. The first thing was to encourage the donation of grain, and the second thing was to put all the remaining labor into the reserve force, and then recruit soldiers from the reserve force.In addition, large households were required to complete the work within a time limit, and if they failed to complete it, they would be punished harshly, without even explaining the truth, while small households were much more relaxed. Yang Hong took the trouble to send people to explain the policy, mainly advising.Someone brought a complaint to Zhuge Liang, and Ma Su sorted out a large pile, but Zhuge Liang didn't even look at it: "If it's suing Ji Xiu for violating the law and treating him differently, don't bring it, and call it back immediately after registering."

Ma Di was surprised: "Hey? Don't military advisers hate those who have the law and don't enforce it according to the distinction?"

"No decree is perfect enough to solve all problems. Therefore, when I formulated "Shu Ke", although I emphasized severe punishment and execution, I also tried to leave the discretion of the executor. Special circumstances must always be treated specially. Xiu's understanding of "Shu Ke" is correct, and I admit that the laws are strict, but this is two different things from maintaining the authority of the laws themselves. Ji Xiu did not violate the laws, but he used the strictest method for some people. For some people, he uses the widest standard. There is no one-size-fits-all standard in terms of implementation. As long as it is conducive to the stability of the people, then this standard is correct. The big households take advantage of it, and their own families still have to look at it. The servants of the Home Nursing Institute have virtually reduced the number of soldiers, and it is fair to let them bleed a little."

Zhuge Liang has a bunch of blablas, but Ma Su seems to understand, not because he is not smart enough, but because some terms are too difficult to understand.

"But it's okay to have too many grievances."

"I'll talk about it when the time comes. I said let Ji Xiu work for two months first. That's how long it will be."

Can he last until "the time"? Some people probably couldn't bear it before and asked him to pack up and go home.Ma Di complained in his heart.Sure enough, two months later, I didn't take a day off. Someone really wrote a letter to talk about this matter, but this person was none other than Yang Hong himself.Yang Hong said: Two months have passed, and I have finished what I promised the military division. I will go back to Chengdu to take care of my mother.The one who just left after that is called simply.

Solid eyes.Ma Di was still a little moved, and came to report to Zhuge Liang. Zhuge Liang flipped through various reports from Xichong in the past two months, and said that Ji Xiu did a good job.Ma Di took the opportunity to say that since he is a talent, why let him do it.

Zhuge nodded and asked Congren to send a document to Yang Hong's house.

Ma Di thought it was a letter of appointment, but Zhuge Liang blocked his imagination with one sentence: "No. It's a letter of dismissal. He quit. Of course, there must be an official statement. Private decisions don't count."

Ma Di wondered if he really couldn't keep up with Zhuge Liang's logic.At this time, the person who delivered the letter of dismissal came back and reported: "Military officer, Yang Hong was having dinner with his family when the order was delivered. There was nothing special when he received the order, but his mother scolded him a few words, and he just listened. Looks as usual."

Zhuge Liang picked up another sealed document next to it: "Okay, send this over."

Ma Di wondered what it was.

"The Ministry of Shu is engaged in the letter of appointment." Zhuge Liang explained.Ma Di was relieved, it seemed that things were not completely beyond his expectations.

When Congren reported for the second time that "Yang Hong's expression on hearing the appointment was the same as when he was dismissed before, and he just told his wife not to be too happy to pack up the burden immediately, because the document required him to take office immediately", Zhuge Liang took out the third letter. Clerk: Go, give this to Yang Hong.

Test passed.

Ma Su was a little confused.

"Military division, what was that just now? Didn't you let him work in the Ministry of Shu?"

"Just now, that's the appointment document of the prefect of Shu County." Zhuge Liang said lightly, and Ma Di felt that he was choked.The prefect of Shu County!That was the post before Fazheng left!Is it a joke to appoint a prefect of Shu County!What qualifications does Zhuge Liang, a military adviser Zhonglang, have to appoint the prefect of Shu County!

"Don't worry, I stamped the lord's Yizhou pastoral seal on the appointment documents." Zhuge Liang didn't think so, and Ma Su felt choked again: "You must tell the lord! The military master is making his own decisions now? Will it? someone said……"

"When the lord left, he made it clear: I will handle the big and small matters in Jingzhou and Yizhou, and all personnel appointments can be announced in his name. Who will speak? What can I say? If there is anything you don't understand, just ask the lord. "

Ma Su has been wondering if Liu Bei thought of this when he left?Before he could figure it out, Zhuge Liang arranged chores for him: "Youchang, go and see to pick up A Dou... Uh, where did Mr. Chan's convoy go, come back and tell me. Go and call Taishou Li, if there is something to do Discuss."

After Ma Di went out, Yang Hong and Li Yan came to see Zhuge Liang at the same time. Li Yan was very happy to see Yang Hong, but he was still surprised when he asked Yang Hong's position, and then he understood why Zhuge Liang asked him to come too.

Relationships have been a wonderful thing since ancient times.

Zhuge Liang mainly asked Yang Hong what he thought of the events in Hanzhong.

"Hanzhong is the throat of Yizhou, the chance of survival, if there is no Hanzhong, there will be no Shu." Yang Hong said.

Zhuge Liang thought so, so what?

"Yizhou actually only brings [-] soldiers, which is far from enough. Please send reinforcements quickly!"

"Food and grass have been raised, but there are not enough soldiers..." Li Yan has been busy with this recently.

"In the matter of soldiers, if Hong recommends one person, he will definitely be able to solve the current predicament."

Who?

"Xu Jing."

This is a bit troublesome. Xu Jing was also recommended as a high-level talent when Liu Bei entered Shu, but Liu Bei didn't like what he said. Liu Bei finally refused to use him. at home.

"He was originally appointed by Liu Zhang as the prefect of Shu County. He is more familiar with people in Shu than Hong. If he is willing to come out of the mountains, the soldiers will have nothing to worry about."

"That being the case, ask him to be Ji Xiu's deputy, how about recruiting soldiers?"

Both Yang Hong and Li Yan shook their heads: "It's just that he won't come out of the mountain."

"The power in my hands is at most up to the level of Ji Xiu..." Zhuge Liang sighed, "I can't give it to anyone who is taller. How about it, the two of you and I will come to invite you personally. When the lord comes back, I will meet with Xiao Zhi I urged him to promote Mr. Xu."

we can only do this.

When Zhuge Liang brought people to the door, Xu Jing was playing chess. He looked at these people and said, "Please let me be a long history".

Yang Hong and Li Yan felt that Xu Jing was too unreserved, and he asked for an official.

Zhuge Liang understood immediately: "Don't worry, sir."

Xu Jing then pushed the chessboard: "With this position, Jing will have a reputation for doing things."

Five days later, Xu Jing recruited [-] soldiers and handed them to Zhuge Liang: "When Liu Jiyu begged for surrender, more than [-] people under him disbanded on their own. Now, Jing found most of them and handed them over to the military adviser. Don't worry, the military adviser, these people are all After training, you can fight at any time, you don't need to worry too much, the military division can send them to the front line as soon as possible, Jing fears that there are not enough soldiers in Hanzhong at this time."

"Thank you Wenxiu, I am very grateful. When the lord comes back, Liang will have something to say."

Xu Jing waved his hand: "When Liu Yizhou returns, Jing will resign, and he would rather grow old in his study."

Older than the study?Zhuge Liang thought, you are beautiful!

It was still in the summer of Jian'an 23, we must also talk about Xia Houyuan and Zhang Yun, they are living very well.Liu Bei's attack was thwarted, and there was no sign that he would no longer be thwarted. The two looked at Liu Bei's army in all kinds of ups and downs and suffered heavy losses. The sun and the wind, and then they looked at themselves holding the city firmly, and they felt an infinite sense of superiority, just like a heavy rainy day Standing in front of the window and watching passers-by in the rain is as refreshing.

After getting too excited, Xia Houyuan got a group of dancers to teach them to do all kinds of obscene movements on horseback, for fun while drinking.

Yang Fu, who couldn't seek revenge on Ma Chao, was already very depressed when he saw this scene, dropped his wine bowl, scolded someone, and left in a huff.

"You will be defeated by Liu Bei!"

Lao Tzu said: Good luck depends on misfortune, and misfortune lies on blessing.

The author has something to say:

Later, Cao Pi asked Ermouzi to ask for a long singing cock and a fighting duck...

Cao Rui was originally very playful.

If the ancient prose seems to be very beautiful, if it is expressed in vernacular...for example, "Nv said: Chicken crowing. Shi said: Meidan", it's okay for a group of little boys and girls to recite it out loud, but if you let them use modern The words are: "A couple (dogs) man and woman are lying on the bed, and the woman said: Get up, don't sleep, the chickens are crowing. The man reluctantly glanced at the sky and said: It's early, dear, go to bed again." For a while." This is not to teach the seedlings of the motherland what it is.