"There are two great tools for governing the world: literature and martial arts." [Three Kingdoms·Book of Wei 13]
"What's wrong?" Behind Fu Qian, a man with a majestic and upright appearance came over. He was wearing a dark coat with wide sleeves and a green jade hairpin on his head. He is one of the most powerful ministers in the cabinet today.
1. A native of the North, Fu Xun, the Minister of Civil Affairs.
He saw that Fu Qian had been called out and had not come back, so he came over to ask.
Fu Qian and Fu Xun are brothers of the same clan. It can be said that Fu's position in the court today was due to Fu Qian's father. They had close contacts with each other, but because Fu Qian went to Nanzhong to serve as an official for many years, he finally came back.
He was sent to Longxi again and never returned to Chang'an.
It was rare that he was summoned to Beijing by the emperor this time, so Fu Xun naturally wanted to come to the county residence to talk about old times with him.
"It's nothing." Fu Gan took Gangmao back into his arms. He subconsciously thought that this was not something worth publicizing. He simply said a few vague words and walked back with Fu Xun.
The two returned to the house, and there was a young man sitting at the end of the table. He was younger than Fu Qian and others. His eyebrows were slightly raised, and he looked like he had been pampered since childhood.
"What were you talking about just now?" Fu Qian sat down in the master's seat again, looked at Fu Xun who was sitting down next to him, and then looked at the young man: "Did you talk about the impartial Imperial College Examination? I've been
You haven’t come back. When you went to Yizhou, you had just entered Imperial College. I didn’t expect that you have already been appointed to the imperial office... I wonder where you were appointed?”
The two of them had been exchanging letters. Fu Qian knew that Fu Xun's younger brother had successfully entered the palace examination on his own ability. However, Fu Xun did not have time to tell him what kind of result he would get in the end.
If Cao Cao and others are taken care of by Fu Xun, who is the Minister of Civil Affairs, the place will not be any worse.
It's just that he looked at Fu Yun with a bad expression and didn't know what was wrong.
"I asked him to go to Shuofang." Fu Xun took a sip from the tea bowl and said in a calm tone: "At the beginning of the year, Master Xianbei Bu Dugen returned Shuofang County and redeemed the captured Han people. The place had lost its Chinese character for a long time and lacked officials, so I
I chose Linrong County for him as the county magistrate."
Linrong is located in the southwest of Hetao. It has long been reduced to a horse herding land for Xianbei and other tribes. There are few households and dilapidated cities. Although it is a county, it is not even as good as the smallest county in the mainland. But if this were not the case, Fu Yun would also
He will not directly serve as the county magistrate at a young age.
"How could such a place be arranged for him?" Fu Qian looked at the two brothers in confusion.
"That's right!" Fu Yun immediately said: "There are only a few hundred Han households in that place, and it's all grass. I really became a herdsman there!" After saying that, he looked at Fu with a rather aggrieved look.
Qian: "Those common people who are not as good as me can manage hundreds of families even if they become village chiefs!"
"I know best what abilities you have, but just because you have read more books than them and heard more stories about the DPRK, you think you are better than them? Look at Zhang Ji from Zuo Fengyi and Jia Kui from Hedong.
They can be summoned by the emperor and appointed officials in person. What about you? At the end of the palace examination, Yan Xiang, who has always been friendly with you, is both talented in civil and military affairs and is appointed as the Julu County Magistrate. I still have to find a suitable place for you. No.
As for burying you in the future!" Fu Xun said with hatred that iron cannot become steel.
Their father, Fu Rui, was in office and neglected discipline. Fu Yun, like Fu Xun and Fu Qian, had not experienced the days when Dong Zhuo and others were rebellious and monopolized power. In a humble and rich place like Taixue, he would naturally become squeamish.
Since Fu Xunluo became the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, he has been known as a judge of people in the Office of the Ministry of Civil Affairs. He has always been fair and upright in his praise and criticism, selection and selection of ministers, and is convincing. Even the emperor will refer to his opinions when appointing people. Although now, although
It was he who was responsible for expelling the imperial students after the palace examination, but he would never ruin the reputation he had accumulated over the years because of Fu Yun. So no matter what his father Fu Rui thought or how Fu Yun didn't want to, he would treat everyone equally. At least
That's how it looks on the surface.
The so-called eldest brother is like father. Fu Xun is more than ten years older than Fu Yun, so he must know more things than him. Now Fu Yun is expressing dissatisfaction, but he does not dare to refuse to take the job, and Fu Qian, an onlooker, is even more dissatisfied.
It was clear that the other party had taken great pains to pick a good place for Fu Yun.
"Who is the governor of Shuofang County?" Fu Qian asked.
"Chen Guoliang Xi." Fu Xun said a name that was very unfamiliar to the other party.
Sure enough, Fu Qian looked confused. He was stunned for a moment, and then asked: "What position did he hold before? Why haven't I heard of it?"
"This man used to be a county official, and later he recommended himself to be an official. After one year of study, he was directly appointed as the head of the Pi family in Hedong. Later, he served successively in Zheng County and Wugong County, and he was well-known in both places. He has only been appointed as the magistrate of Anyi for only half a year, because Shuofang
When the county returned to the imperial court, His Majesty promoted him. Although he was only serving as a county magistrate, he was no different from a prefect." Fu Xun was in charge of the examinations of officials at all levels in the world, and he was responsible for those with particularly outstanding political achievements.
Pay special attention.
This Liang Xi was indeed capable. What was important was that Wang Bin, who was in charge of the civil service department at that time, seemed to appreciate his talent very much, and the emperor always kept his name in his mind.
At this time, Fu Qian stole a glance at Fu Yun and found that he was already sitting still. He obviously heard something strange from Liang Xi. His future 'Shangguan' did not seem to be an ordinary mediocre prefect.
"Shuofang is desolate, has not been controlled by the Han for a long time, and is close to the barbarians outside the fortress. The imperial court may not be able to hold Shuofang firmly in its hands just by governing through culture." Fu Qian finally felt a little gratified by Fu Yun's performance, and whispered: "Use force.
Then power comes first, virtue comes first with writing, power and virtue complement each other, and then the royal way is ready. Liang Xi is in charge of political affairs in Shuofang, so who does the court prefer to be in charge of military affairs?"
"The county lieutenant is Chen Dao, the school captain. He was a sergeant recruited by Tian Zitai when he was the prime minister of Pei in Yuzhou. He and Taishi Ziyi went to Qingxu to attack Yuan Shu and Yuan Tan. Now the imperial court wants to eliminate the redundant soldiers and generals in the world and disperse them to the counties.
Although Chen Dao was transferred to a county lieutenant for this reason, he is still a border county and will have many opportunities to make meritorious deeds in the future, which is much better than other generals." Since Chen Dao did not have many famous deeds, Fu Xun had a somewhat average impression of him.
Fu Qian nodded and said: "This person can be regarded as always serving the imperial court. Although he is not like Xu, Zhang and others who came from the Northern and Southern Army, he is still better than others."
"Yes." Fu Xun said softly, but there was another person here that attracted his attention: "This person may not be much, but being the second-in-command next to him is extraordinary."
Fu Yun curiously interjected: "Who is it?"
"You know how to ask now?" Fu Xun sneered. Seeing Fu Yun lowering his head with a smile, he looked at Fu Qian and said in a mysterious tone: "Actually, this person has not been decided yet, but I will go there that day.
The Xuanshi met the emperor and wanted to ask for instructions on the appointment of the candidates for the palace examination, but he heard the emperor saying jokingly in the palace, "
He paused for a moment, cautiously stood up and opened the door to look outside to see if there was anyone suspicious. Then he sat back down and imitated the tone of the emperor that day and said: "Zixiu! Don't you want to imitate Huo Qubing? Just go to Shuofang!"
"Zixiu?" This time it was not only Fu Yun, but also Fu Qian who was curious: "Whose cousin is this?"
"'Zixiu' is the eldest son of General Zhengxi, Cao Ang, the Yulin Lang in front of the palace!" Fu Xun lowered his voice and said: "At that time, the county captain had probably decided that Chen had arrived, and Cao Ang went to Shuofang, wasn't he just to be his deputy? ?”
Liang Xi, the prefect of Shuofang, Chen Dao, the county lieutenant, and Cao Ang, the commander of other departments...
Fu Qian thought about it for a moment, and soon sighed: "Shuofang County has a lot to do in the future." After saying that, he looked at Fu Xun with admiration: "You are the one who thought carefully. I originally thought that you would be fair. Transfer him to Longxi and let me take care of him nearby. Who knows... you found a better place for him."
"I don't expect him to do anything big in Shuofang." Fu Xun glanced at Fu Yun lightly and said softly: "Liang Xi is a figure deeply in the emperor's heart, Cao Ang is the son of General Zhengxi, Zhengxi The general has a close relationship with the Yingchuan Xun family and other families... As long as you are good at making friends, your future career will go smoothly!"
Fu Yun looked at Fu Xun blankly, choked and speechless. For these days, he had always thought that his brother was upright and unhuman, and wanted to throw him into that bitter cold place in Shuofang. But who knew that there were things going on behind the scenes? It was thoughtful for him.
"Brother..."
"You can take the imperial examination, and you are already better than those more than a thousand students." Fu Xun looked at him. Ever since his father returned to his hometown to beg for bones, he and Fu Qian were the only two people in the Fu family who held high positions. If you don’t put in any effort to train your younger generations: “After you go to Shuofang, don’t let me down!”
"I know, I know..." Fu Yun deeply hated the fact that he thought he was aloof at first, thinking that he would have a better future than anyone else because of his support from the rich family. So after hearing that he was going to a remote place like Linrong, he felt a huge difference in his heart. It's so big that it's hard to accept it for a while, and I even feel like I can't hold my head high in front of others.
Now that I heard that my brother had even taken risks to find out secret information for his various plans, compared with this, what did my previously awkward childish temper mean?
"Unexpectedly, Gongzhi has grown up in a blink of an eye. I remember that he was surrounded by servants before and behind him. He has been squeamish since he was a child." Fu Qian watched Fu Yun get on the carriage at the door and said to Fu Xun who was at the door.
"I'm still a little arrogant now. I hope I can wear it off when I get to Shuofang." Fu Xun expressed another level of expectation he had for Fu Yun. Before leaving, he held hands with Fu Qian and said reluctantly: "Don't talk about him either. Just you and I, don't we grow up in a blink of an eye? I am a few years older than you. When I was Shang Shulang, you were still studying in the Secretary's Supervisor. At that time, you were still studying because of Fu Fu. Gongzhi's matter... Well, let's not talk about it. I was still as young as Gongzhi at that time, so you don't think so now, do you?"
After saying that, Fu Xun stared at Fu Qian closely, not missing any small change on the other person's face.
"It's destiny. Now that Mingjun is alive, how can I not care about the common people?" Fu Qian had already begun to give up when he went south to Yizhou. Now when he heard Fu Xun mention it, he couldn't help but feel funny.
It's a pity that he didn't say it well. Fu Xun still seemed a little dissatisfied after hearing this, but since the other party was married and had children, they were not of the same blood, and it was hard for him to use his status as a clan brother to warn him.
Amidst the impatient tramping of horses, Fu Xun mentioned before leaving: "The difference between Liangzhou and other prefectures and counties is that in recent years, in addition to working on farming and mulberry fields, they also have to do a good job in naturalizing Qiang and Di. The imperial court
You have also seen the edict. Now the Xiongnu in Bingzhou have changed their surnames to Han people, adopted Han customs, organized households and paid taxes and services, just like ordinary Han people. After the defeat of the Qiang and Di in Liangzhou, they surrendered for a while and did not dare to make trouble.
, we must take advantage of this moment to follow the example of Bingzhou and promote Chineseization in Liangzhou... Once this matter is completed, it will be no less important to the emperor than Nongsang."
"I've heard about this before." Fu Qian didn't think this was an easy thing to do. After all, the Huns were completely broken and weak at the time, and could only be used as mermaids. But the Qiang and Di were different. Although there was no unified
Leader, but the strength of each tribe is still very strong. Now they are just afraid of the military power of the imperial court, and may not be willing to hand over power and accept Chineseization: "The situation in Bingzhou is different from that in Liangzhou. The strategy of Chineseization may not be that easy."
"When the counties in Bingzhou came up with plans, I listened carefully to their methods of Chineseization. Those who blocked this plan were usually the chiefs and adults, but the ordinary Qiang people didn't care about this. As long as they lived better than before, who would want to
Spend your whole life shepherding sheep and herding horses?" Fu Xun generously advised: "Those Huns farmed every day to support their families and lived a stable life. Later, they opened county schools and their children could go to school and become officials. How about you let them
Back in the old days, when they were often whipped and beaten by the tribe's elders and treated like slaves, they would definitely cause trouble."
Fu Qian was slightly moved. He had been cut off from so much news about the imperial court in Nanzhong, and he had no idea that this policy was so popular among the people at the bottom.
"You don't have to worry about the situation being different. It won't take long for the imperial court to issue an edict, granting these Qiang and Di masters, the chieftains to have the surname Hanfu, and be worshiped as marquises. They can live with their families in the barbarian mansion in Chang'an, and with the surrendered Xiongnu Chanyu,
The left and right virtuous kings live together. Without the obstruction of these people, the imperial court will transfer a group of capable county magistrates from Bingzhou to Liangzhou. Your implementation of this matter will only go smoothly. Even if there is trouble in the middle... Is it possible for General Zhengxi to
Is it casual?"
Fu Gan nodded. The imperial court had deployed heavy troops in Liangzhou to deter them. Now that Han Sui was dead, they were not afraid of who among the Qiang and Di would dare to lead the rebellion. Under heavy pressure, they lured the leaders of each tribe into the court with inducements and severed the ties between the leaders and the tribes.
The remaining connections can naturally be disposed of at will.
"Brother, it's getting late!" Fu Yunzai opened the curtain and said anxiously: "Why don't we stay here tonight."
Fu Xun had to go to the palace tomorrow morning and it was inconvenient to stay overnight, so he did not answer Fu Yun. He looked at Fu Qian and said, "Although you and I are brothers, I won't show any sympathy for the exams at the end of the year.
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"I know, let's go." Fu Qian said goodbye to Fu Xun and others, turned back to the room, sat alone at the table, and took out the old jade coin from his arms. The jade coin seemed to carry
Overwhelmed by too many emotions, Fu Qian looked at the Gangmao with deep affection and stroked the scratches on it. They were left when Hanyang was besieged by the Qiang Di many years ago and Fu Xie ordered his men to lead him to break out of the siege.
In addition to this scratch, there are also Fu Xie's last words to him.
"The current imperial court is not as good as Yin and Zhou, and my virtue is not as good as that of Boyi... You have talents, please encourage them."
Many rights and wrongs back then can no longer be distinguished now, and Fu Qian himself is still very confused. Maybe he should hate those Qiang Di people now, rather than...
As if to prove this idea, he called softly into the dark room: