285 Chapter 283, Marriage and Imperial Power Going to the Countryside
There is a reason why Jushou and Li Yan have a good relationship.
The reason is that Li Yan took the daughter of the Yan family in Hebei, who was Yan Liang's aunt.
The Ju family can be considered a powerful person in Hebei, so naturally they have some contacts with the Yan family.
In addition, Jushou and Li Yan are both outstanding people and have somewhat similar personalities, so they are considered good personal trainers.
Although Lu Bu is a bit proud and arrogant, he has one good point, that is, he respects his teachers and respects his teachings.
Lu Bu respected his master very much.
Therefore, when he heard that Chen Yuan had arranged for Ju Shou to cooperate with him, Lu Bu was speechless.
Lu Bu and Zhang Liao were going to Bingzhou, Zhou Tai stayed in Luoyang to guard Chen Yuan, and in the end only Guo Jia was left.
"Fengxiao, are you going back to the academy or staying with me in Luoyang?"
Guo Jia thought for a while and then smiled and said: "I'd better stay in Luoyang with my husband. The guys in the academy are getting more and more difficult to deal with now. I'm afraid that after I go back, these guys will take revenge."
This time Chen Yuan came out and brought someone with him, Lu Su.
However, Chen Yuan left Lu Su in Nanyang.
Instead of following Chen Yuan to Luoyang, Lu Su could simply let Lu Su study with Qin Jie in Nanyang.
Lu Su has already learned almost all the theoretical knowledge. Learning from Qin Jie while practicing is the best way for Lu Su.
Because Lu Su and Guo Jia have different positions.
Guo Jia was born to be chief of staff.
Lu Su could be a general who commanded an army and was versatile in both civil and military affairs.
Moreover, Lu Su has a calm personality, a strong sense of the overall situation, and is good at handling various affairs.
Guo Jia's character is a bit lazy, so he would be perfect as a consultant.
If you ask him to lead the army, of course he can do it, but he will definitely complain.
Therefore, Chen Yuan decided to keep Guo Jia by his side.
Moreover, Guo Jia has a very bad taste. During his time in the academy, this guy often bullied Zhou Yu, Liu Ye and the others.
At first, Guo Jia had the upper hand based on his age, but as these little guys got older and their terrible learning speed, it became increasingly difficult to deal with them.
Guo Jia was afraid that he would be beaten to death by these little guys when he returned to the academy.
After everyone made arrangements, Chen Yuan wrote to the emperor, saying that he would report to Jingzhou and explain his work.
This was a normal process, and Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty naturally had no reason not to do so.
However, in order to protect Chen Yuan, Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty asked Shi A to protect Chen Yuan along the way south.
Chen Yuan didn't say anything about this.
Returning like an arrow, this time everyone did not rush slowly, but flew directly into the air.
They are all masters of level three or above, so flying is not difficult.
Therefore, the group quickly returned to Xiangyang.
Everyone went to do their own things and pack their bags, while Chen Yuan came directly to Liu Bei.
After the meeting, Chen Yuan did not hesitate and directly told Liu Bei what happened in Luoyang.
Liu Bei was immediately shocked: "Fourth brother, this is not possible. You went to Luoyang. What will eldest brother do?"
Liu Bei was a little panicked. You must know that since Zhuojun raised his troops, Chen Yuan had been making suggestions, recommending talents, and formulating policy strategies along the way. When Chen Yuan left, Liu Bei suddenly lost his sense of security.
This sense of security cannot be replaced by others. It is a feeling cultivated from a young age.
Chen Yuan said seriously: "Brother, I think I must go to Luoyang."
Liu Bei suddenly frowned: "Why?"
Liu Bei absolutely did not believe that Chen Yuan went there for the high-ranking official and the rich salary. If it was for the high-ranking official and the rich salary, Chen Yuan would not have followed him at that time.
Chen Yuan said seriously: "Brother, first of all, this is the emperor's edict. Of course, I don't have to obey the order. With my current reputation, the emperor will not do anything to me, but what will others think of me in Jingzhou? Do you think that
Do I, Jingzhou, have a disobedient heart?"
Liu Bei nodded when he heard this: "The emperor's order must be obeyed."
Liu Bei has no intention of rebellion now.
"Furthermore, the biggest bottleneck in our development in Jingzhou is that there is no one in the government."
This is a problem Chen Yuan realized when he went to Luoyang this time.
Is Jingzhou strong now? Of course it is strong, and it is very strong.
However, there is a fatal flaw.
That is, there is no spokesperson in the imperial court, no one who speaks for Jingzhou.
This is very fatal.
Because it is easy to be targeted and exploited.
The reason for this situation is mainly because Jingzhou is unfriendly to powerful families, so the ministers of the DPRK and China basically stay away from Jingzhou.
To put it bluntly, people don’t want to play with you.
This is what Chen Yuan realized the most after coming to Luoyang.
When he was targeted by Cao Song and Cui Lie, not only did no one in the court speak up for him, but Yang Biao and others even added insult to injury.
This is enough to illustrate the dangerous situation of Jingzhou in the court.
If it weren't for the partiality in the emperor's heart, Jingzhou would never be able to suffer the consequences.
Even though Jingzhou is powerful now, as long as you don't rebel for a day, you must follow the rules of the game.
You must follow the instructions of the imperial court, whether you follow them openly or secretly, or whether you implement them in a down-to-earth manner, you must obey the orders anyway.
Also because there is no rebellion, Jingzhou is now basically unable to move anywhere else except for developing southward, implementing the Jingnan Development Plan, and conquering Jiaozhou.
Therefore, Jingzhou's development has fallen into a bottleneck.
Sending people into the court has become a good way to break the bottleneck.
Chen Yuan is the best candidate.
Especially after Chen Yuan passed through the five stages of Jiantiantai, he became a golden person and became an official in the court. He was born to stand on the moral high ground, and no one could easily touch him.
Hearing what Chen Yuan said, Liu Bei suddenly understood.
He also knew that Chen Yuan had to go.
Liu Bei nodded: "In that case, I won't stop you, but after you leave, how should the affairs of Jingzhou be arranged, and what arrangements should be made in the academy?"
"Brother, my senior brother and all the gentlemen are involved in Jingzhou's affairs. Their talents are ten times better than mine. As long as my brother asks for help from time to time, everything in Jingzhou will be fine."
"There are teachers and a few gentlemen at the academy, so there won't be any problems, but I want to take Zhao Ji and those little guys away."
Yes, Chen Yuan thought about it and decided to take his wife, Zhou Yu, Liu Ye and the others to Luoyang.
These little guys are all geniuses of this era. Chen Yuan decided to teach them himself. After all, they will all be the inheritors and disseminators of their own orthodoxy in the future.
As for the wife?
Definitely bring it with you.
When Liu Bei heard Chen Yuan talking about Cai Wenji, his eyes suddenly opened: "Fourth brother, if you don't say Zhaoji, it's okay. If you say Zhaoji, I will criticize you. What is your situation? When will you marry someone else?"
When he mentioned this, Chen Yuan suddenly smiled bitterly: "Brother, aren't there too many things to do? You think I don't want to take my wife home."
Liu Bei waved his hand: "In that case, then you should take this opportunity to get married."
Chen Yuanyi thought, that's okay, anyway, he didn't say a specific time to go back this time.
It was only told to the emperor, at least half a month, at most a month or two.
Finding time to hold a wedding is not a problem.
Chen Yuan nodded: "Okay, then choose a good and auspicious day to marry your junior sister, but I have to leave the wedding to my eldest brother."
Liu Bei took care of everything himself: "No problem, I'll leave this matter to my eldest brother, and I'll make sure it's done beautifully for you."
Speaking of this matter, Chen Yuan suddenly asked: "Brother, how is your marriage going? What did Mr. Zi Qiangong say?"
When Chen Yuan said this, Liu Bei frowned slightly: "Teacher, there is no obstacle, but some people in the Lu family dislike me, Liu Bei, as a mat weaver and shoe seller, and are unwilling to marry his daughter."
Upon hearing this, Chen Yuan suddenly became angry.
"Humph, you are a blind person. What a precious position eldest brother has. Not to mention Lu's daughter, there is no woman in the world who is not worthy of eldest brother."
"Is that Lu Ding causing trouble?"
Liu Bei nodded: "That should be that person."
A fierce light flashed in Chen Yuan's eyes: "This Lu Ding has repeatedly humiliated you, eldest brother, and also tried to ruin the reputation of third brother a few days ago. He is actually a sinister villain. According to Jin Fengwei's news, this person has a very bad reputation in Zhuo County.
Well, because of the name of Duke Zigan, I dare not openly bully men, women, and oppress the people, but he has done a lot of illegal things secretly, and this person should be eliminated."
Liu Bei shook his head: "Even if this person has done something illegal, he should be handed over to Yousi for punishment. We absolutely have no reason to deal with him."
This is not that Liu Bei is pedantic, Liu Bei is actually safeguarding the system and legal system of the imperial court.
Law enforcement cannot be enforced across the border, nor can it exceed the authority of the law, let alone use lynching.
As a member of the Liu family, Liu Bei must uphold the system and laws of the imperial court. If the old Liu family takes the lead in not abiding by the imperial system and laws, then the Han Dynasty will really be finished.
Chen Yuan originally wanted Jin Fengwei to kill Lu Ding directly.
This Lu Ding is only at the fourth or fifth level, so it shouldn't be too easy to kill him.
But seeing Liu Bei so determined, Chen Yuan could not disobey Liu Bei's wishes.
After thinking for a while, he said: "In that case, let's give this Lu Ding information to Zi Qiangong and let Zi Qiangong practice his family skills."
Chen Yuan believed that with Lu Zhi's character, if Lu Zhi knew what Lu Ding had done, Lu Ding would be half disabled even if he did not die.
Family law is no child's play.
The so-called family has family rules and the state has national laws.
The family laws of every big family are very strict, and the court recognizes the family laws to some extent.
When Liu Bei heard this: "This method is feasible."
Both Liu Bei and Chen Yuan believed in Lu Zhi's character.
So, this matter has been decided.
However, the subsequent development of this matter did not go as the two of them thought.
Because even Lu Zhi cannot ignore the will of his family sometimes.
Especially people like Lu Ding who have become captains of a county are no longer something Lu Zhi can just deal with.
Moreover, Lu Ding is not from Lu Zhi's lineage.
Therefore, in the end, Lu Zhi could not do anything to Lu Ding.
Of course, the two of them still don't know the outcome of the matter.
"Brother, has Duke Zhong Yuan arrived in Jingzhou?"
Liu Bei nodded: "Gong Zhongyuan has arrived in Nanyang."
"Okay, Mr. Zhong Yuan is a master of contemporary law. I think the academy is the most suitable place to house Mr. Zhong Yuan."
Liu Bei thought so too.
When Liu Bei received Chen Yuan's letter, he already knew what Chen Yuan meant.
"By the way, brother, I will be recruiting a total of sixteen officials from the Agriculture Department and the Tingwei Department later. These are all professionals. We must make good use of them. We are in short supply of such people in Jingzhou."
Liu Bei's concept of talents has also changed now, and he is also becoming more pragmatic.
What is pragmatism?
That is to be able to deal with various political affairs effectively, which is called pragmatism.
Of course Liu Bei would listen to someone who was eloquent and analyzed the situation in Jingzhou and the general trend of the world, and would smile at him.
However, how to use it depends on whether you are really talented.
If he was just a talker, Liu Bei would treat it as horse bones and provide him with them. Jingzhou is not short of money and food anyway.
If he really had talent and learning, then Liu Bei would use his talents according to his abilities and enrich them in the seven counties of Jingzhou.
Jingzhou is not afraid of having too many talents now.
In fact, according to Chen Yuan's vision, officials should be assigned to the township level, so that grassroots officials can directly cover the vast rural fields.
This can not only greatly strengthen government rule, but also reduce the power of powerful families.
The reason why powerful families have great power has a very important relationship with the fact that the imperial power does not go to the countryside.
If imperial power does not go to the countryside, a power vacuum will be formed at the village and town level. This power may not seem big, but it is actually extremely important. It is also the basis of rule.
A very important reason why the imperial court is getting weaker and powerful families are getting stronger is that too much power at the village and town level has been seized by powerful families.
This level of power may seem small, but in fact it directly faces the people and is related to their vital interests.
As ordinary people in the feudal dynasty, the rulers they could face were officials at the village and town levels.
However, the imperial power did not go to the countryside, which resulted in a disconnect between the court and the people.
As the saying goes, we work when the sun rises and rest when the sun sets. We dig wells to drink, and plow the fields to eat. What do I have from the imperial power?
This is a true portrayal of ordinary people. No matter how awesome the emperor is, in fact you can't control me.
The only people who can take care of me are the seemingly insignificant little officials.
Chen Yuan wanted to break this phenomenon and extend the government's tentacles into the fields.
To do this would require a large number of officials.
A large number of grassroots officials.
Therefore, Jingzhou does not dislike having many talents, the more, the better.
According to the ratio of civilians to officials, at least 10,000 officials are needed to manage a population of 11 million.
How many officials are there in Jingzhou now?
Not counting the army, there are less than three thousand officials handling government affairs.
Many counties and counties only have jurisdiction down to the county level, and below that they still have to rely on local officials and so-called village elders for management.
Fortunately, because of the military settlements, many security chiefs and armor chiefs were set up, so that the grassroots power in Jingzhou would not be completely controlled by local petty officials and village elders.
According to Chen Yuan's plan, in the future, official offices will be set up at the village and town levels for management, and formal officials, ninth-grade officials will be set up.
His name is Township Chief.
Townships as administrative divisions have long appeared.
"Guang Ya" says: Ten cities are a township, and 3,600 families are a township.