Chapter 203: Zhenjing Yu Wang Chang sealed the frontier and entered Taige Shibao as a man
When Cao Shuang saw Li Feng's suggestion, he thought for a moment and realized that there was no room for redemption at this time, so he nodded and agreed.
When Xia Houxuan saw Cao Shuang nodding, he immediately went out to report:
"I think that what the Grand Tutor said is very true. However, I think that who should be given the important position of Governor of Jingyu must be cautious."
When Cao Fang saw Xia Houxuan's words, she understood that Xia Houxuan must have deep meaning. Cao Fang naturally respected Xia Houxuan as his enlightenment master. He replied to Xia Houxuan:
"Ai Qing is the Central Protector of the Army and has the right to select military attachés. I wonder if Ai Qing has a suitable candidate in mind?"
Xia Houxuan breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the emperor's understanding. He understood that Sima Yi's party was full of talents who were good at literary and planning, but there were not many generals with both civil and military skills and qualifications. At this moment, 10 out of 10 people he recommended
Eighty-nine will not be rejected by the Sima family.
Xia Houxuan was definitely worried about this, and he said sternly at this moment:
"Your Majesty, I believe that there are guerrilla generals Chen Tai and Chen Xuanbo inside, Zhonglang Wang Ji and Wang Boyu in the general's office, and Xuzhou governor Wang Chang and Wang Wenshu outside. All three of them can be appointed to this position!"
As soon as Xia Houxuan said this, a few people were very confused. Only Cao Shuang, Li Feng and others understood Xia Houxuan's intention. Although Chen Tai was the eldest son of the late Sikong Yinhou Chen Qun, he was inextricably linked to the Sima family.
However, he is very upright and does not like to form cliques for personal gain, so he is not harmful to Cao Shuang and others. Wang Ji is a talent that Sima Yi and Cao Shuang are constantly competing for. If the general gives him a great favor this time, he will definitely do it.
Loyal to the Cao family. Although Wang Chang was highly regarded by Sima Yi, his son Wang Hun, Wang Xuanchong, and nephew Wang Shen and Wang Chudao both served as subordinates in the General's Mansion, so they were also talents who could be won over.
Sima Yi was slightly surprised when he saw that Xia Houxuan had the upper hand. However, after thinking about it carefully, he found that except for these three people, no one else in his sect could convince the crowd, so he remained silent.
After a quick comparison in his mind, Cao Shuang immediately decided on the final candidate:
"Your Majesty, I think what Taichu said is true. Among these three people, I think it is more appropriate to elect Wang Wenshu to replace Xiahou Junlin!"
Cao Fang saw that everyone was finally unified, so he formally issued an edict. Xia Houru was conscripted back to the court and granted the title of Imperial Servant, while the post of Governor of Jingyu was replaced by Wang Chang.
[Note 1: The imperial servant was the official in charge of the emperor's vehicles and horses during the Qin and Han Dynasties. Later, he gradually became responsible for the government's animal husbandry and the production of military equipment. In the Western Han Dynasty, the imperial servant was also in charge of the government's animal husbandry, Wuwei, Longxi, Tianshui, Anding,
The seven counties of Beidi, Shangjun, and Xihe have priests and officers, who raise 300,000 horses, as well as cattle and sheep for sacrifices. The Eastern Han Dynasty servants only retained the right to be in charge of the emperor's carriages and horses, and the rest of the stables and the six northwest counties Taifu priests
They are all omitted. In the Western Han Dynasty, the Shaofu was responsible for making crossbows, swords, armors, weaving ribbons and other miscellaneous workers. In the Eastern Han Dynasty, it was transferred to the imperial servant. The imperial servant held an important position among the ministers and could often be promoted to the rank of Third Duke.
In the Western Han Dynasty, Liu She and Chen Wannian were both promoted from imperial servants to imperial officials, and Gongsun He was promoted from imperial servants to prime minister. In the Eastern Han Dynasty, imperial servants mostly selected ministers with good reputation or meritorious service to serve as imperial servants. Sometimes, Sikong and Shangshuling were even promoted to imperial servants.
, which shows the importance of his reputation. The rank of Taipu is two thousand stones.】
Speaking of Wang Chang and Wang Wenshu, he can be regarded as a rare talent. As early as a few years ago, in the fourth year of Qinglong, Emperor Cao Rui of the Ming Dynasty issued an edict to seek talents, and ordered each of the ministers and above to select one person to serve as a prince. At that time, he was a Taiwei. Sima Yi then recommended Wang Chang. Later, Wang Chang was sent to Xuzhou to serve as governor, and was granted the title of Marquis of Wuguanting, becoming a famous official in the border areas.
Now Wang Chang took Xia Houru's place and was promoted to General of the Southern Expedition, Commander-in-Chief of Jingzhou and Yuzhou's military forces, and had the power to control military affairs. In an instant, he became a very important figure in the empire. This made Cao Shuang feel a little uneasy. I finally let Zhuge Dan and Wang Ling fully control the military and political power of Yangzhou, and then lost Jingzhou in an instant. I don't know whether it was a disaster or a blessing.
As for Sima Yi, he also had his own plans in mind at this moment. During the fight for Jingzhou's military power, he found that the available people under his command were still somewhat insufficient compared to Cao Shuang. His in-law, Lanling Marquis Wang Su, was originally an extremely powerful helper, but it was a pity that He was also arranged by Cao Shuang to serve as a small local governor in Guangping.
It seems that he has to find an opportunity to transfer his old relative Wang Su to the court.
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At the court meeting, his father Xia Houru was deprived of his position as governor of Jingyu. Xia Houfeng was in a depressed mood at the moment and seemed a little listless.
When Xiahou Feng was a boy, he and his clan brother Xiahou Xian served in the Yulin camp under his cousin Xiahou Xuan.
Of these two brothers, Xia Houxian was obviously more talented. Xia Houxian was deeply appreciated by the late emperor Cao Rui, and he controlled the military power of the imperial palace. He once surpassed Xia Houxuan in the limelight, and even almost became the Minister of Gu Ming, but it was a pity that it was short-lived. , was deprived of his official position by Liu Fang and Sun Zi, and now he can only serve as a leading soldier under his father Xiahou Ba, starting all over again.
Later, Xia Houxuan was promoted to the rank of regular servant of Sanqi, and the Yulin camp received new soldiers. Xia Houfeng also relied on his father Xia Houru's relationship and was recommended by Zhongzhengguan to become Shangshu Bing Cao Lang, one of the twenty-five men of Shangshutai. Nothing went wrong.
[Note 1: There are twenty-five ministers in Cao Wei. These twenty-five ministers belong to the official department, Zuo Min, Ke Cao, Wu Bing, and Duzhi.]
But now that his father has been deprived of his military power and lost his previous prominent position, Xia Houfeng has to worry about his future.
Xu Yun, who was in charge of selecting Cao Lang, was currently discussing the recent current affairs with Li Feng, Yuan Kan, and Cui Zan. The four of them were chatting enthusiastically and did not notice Xia Houfeng, who was alone and in a daze.
A few people chatted until their mouths were dry, so Xu Yun took his own kettle and cups and poured some water for them. Xu Yun took a big sip of water and looked at Yuan Kan and Cui Zan who were higher than him. Li Feng, the young man, said half-jokingly:
"Brother An Guo, you are so good at serving as a minister. You can take leave every two days. Unlike the rest of us, we not only have to look at the faces of the eight ministers every day, but also deal with endless documents. You really envy me!"
"That's right, let's not talk about it anymore. Shizong just mentioned the articles, and I just remembered that I still have some documents on the selection and transfer of county officials that have not been sorted out!"
Yuan Kan, who is the selection manager of Huangmen, suddenly stood up and went to work when he heard Xu Yun mention the terms. Cui Zan held up the lacquered wood water glass in his hand and said intoxicatedly as if drinking:
"Today's wine, today's drinking, today's affairs, tomorrow's promotion, who cares!"
After hearing Xu Yun's words, Li Feng couldn't help but blush slightly. As a senior official of Shizhong Temple and concurrently serving as a minister, he happened to be one of the "eight ministers" in Xu Yun's mouth. In the past two years, he has seen
General Cao Shuang and Grand Tutor Sima Yi were fiercely vying for power and were at loggerheads for a while. He did not dare to offend either of them rashly. In order not to get involved in the fight between the two factions, he took leave every day when he could, avoiding countless enemies.
Complex affairs.
Li Feng was about to open his mouth to defend himself, but he saw a young man with extraordinary appearance, powerful but reserved spirit came over and patted Xu Yun on the shoulder. At this time, except Li Feng, there were no other officers in Taichung.
Therefore, these young people do not attach much importance to virtual etiquette.
When Xu Yun turned around to look, he realized that the person coming was none other than Bao Shi Zhongrong, the minister of the Ministry of Finance who was personally recommended by Taifu Sima Yi last month. He smiled and said:
"It turns out it's Brother Zhongrong. You're fine. Why? You've finished handling all the matters in Cao Zhong. Please sit down quickly and drink a glass of water to relieve your fatigue."
The young man was not polite, he sat down with a smile and took the lacquered wood water cup from Xu Yun's hand. At this time, the young man noticed Li Feng, who was wearing high-end court clothes. He was startled and quickly adjusted his sitting position.
, cupping his hands and apologizing:
"I didn't know that the commander was here, but Mr. Shi Bao behaved inappropriately in front of me. I hope that the commander will forgive me!"
Since Li Feng took a long vacation this month, the new Shi Bao naturally didn't know Li Feng yet. Li Feng was also a little unfamiliar with this new face.
Just when the atmosphere was extremely awkward, Xu Yun finally couldn't hold back her laughter:
"Hahaha, Zhongrong, this is the Li Shangshu who I often tell you about, the 'Fake Servant Shooter'. His name is Li Xiafeng and An Guo!"
Li Feng glared at Xu Yun helplessly at this moment, and greeted Shi Bao awkwardly but politely.
Shi Bao understood in his heart at this moment, he suppressed a smile and returned the courtesy:
"It turns out that this is Li Shangshu, who is known as 'Yushan'. He has just arrived at a humble position. I hope Li Shangshu will give me more support."
Li Feng saw that this young man had extraordinary appearance, was elegant and handsome, and heard Xu Yun call him Brother Zhongrong. He already understood the identity of this person. He did not wait for Xu Yun to introduce him further, and confirmed with a smile:
"Could it be that your Excellency is Brother Shi Zhongrong, who is known as the 'unparalleled one' in Beijing?"
Shi Bao didn't expect that Li Feng, a famous celebrity who had been famous for a long time, would guess his identity. He was flattered and hurriedly returned the favor:
"Exactly down there!"
Xu Yun returned to normal at this moment, nodded and said:
"An Guo is really powerful. He can tell the identity of this person at a glance. He is Shi Zhongrong, the minister of the Ministry of Finance who was personally recommended by Taifu Sima."
Li Feng naturally understood what Xu Yun said. This person was a talent recommended by Sima Yi. It seemed that he should not treat this person carelessly.
And Shi Bao naturally understood which faction Li Feng, Xu Yun and others belonged to. In Shi Bao's view, although he had a very good relationship with Xu Yun, in comparison, during the Qinglong period, he was discovered in the blacksmith shop.
Taifu Sima was the greatest benefactor in his life.
Thinking of this, Shi Bao, who was originally very dignified, relaxed his frown that he had inadvertently frowned.
At this moment, Xia Houfeng was still in a daze. At this moment, after handling official duties, he passed by Xia Houfeng's middle-aged colleague, Shangshu Shui Cao Lang Zhong Changling. At this moment, he noticed Xia Houfeng who was sighing. He stepped forward and patted Xia Houfeng.
Bong's shoulders:
"Xiao Guanneihou, there are some things that you must be able to bear and let go. My son-in-law Zhuge Gongxiu was retired from home all year round due to flashy cases in the early years, but he has never complained. To this day, the opportunity
Come, haven't you finally become a feudal official guarding one side?"
After hearing what the old man said, Xia Houru seemed to feel a lot more cheerful. He smiled gratefully at Zhong Changling. At this moment, Zhong Changling saw Xia Houfeng, who was about the same age as his daughter and son-in-law, and thought of his cute little grandson Zhuge.
Liang. Although he has his eldest grandson accompanying him in Luoyang, when he thinks of that noisy little guy, Zhong Changling still feels a vague but hard-to-get rid of longing for him.