Chapter two hundred and ninety first its pros and cons
Leaving the city, in front of the main hall of the prefect's palace, Luo Chuan and Luo Jiang circled around the huge bronze cauldron that seemed to have taken root on the ground. Gao Shixian was waiting not far away, and Siqi went to the part of the harem that belonged to her alone.
In the small courtyard, she was wondering whether the flowers in her yard had been taken care of well enough these days, but her shadow disappeared without knowing when.
Luo Chuan looked at the fine and mysterious textures on the huge cauldron in front of him, and stretched out his hand to rub it, as if to find some mechanism, "Since the Yao Sheng you are talking about is the original captain of the Licheng garrison, then we originally
When the coalition forces moved south, was he in Cavalry City or in Licheng?"
"In Licheng, he was the captain under Lu Yinbao. When Meng Fanxing took control of the Licheng garrison in the name of Luo Yun, Lu Yinbao was used by him. Among the captains under him, he was the only one who disobeyed his orders.
This is Yao Sheng," Luo Jiang said as he walked beside Luo Chuan. "After all, Lu Yinbao had no trouble with him for many years and only temporarily imprisoned him. However, Meng Fanxing could not tolerate it. Not only did he order people to be executed and beaten.
He was seriously injured, and secretly sent people to kill him. Fortunately, Jiuri Paoze secretly rescued him and hid him in the underground secret room to treat him, so he survived until you came to the throne."
"Uncle Jiang, are you an old acquaintance with him?" Luo Chuan asked again.
Luo Jiang nodded, "It can be regarded as a little brother brought out by several of our old brothers from Baitong. The friendship on the battlefield, many of our group of old people are now in the Licheng Army, and several other military merits
Even if I want to promote people with sufficient qualifications, they themselves are unwilling to do so. They are already old and there is no need to compete with young people for positions. After all, this Yao Sheng is still younger. He is very smart and has a good mind. In addition, when I first met with you
I also have a very deep bond with my father, and we talked about it during our free time and thought it would be good to have him as a general."
"What's the bond between him and my father?" Luo Chuan looked back at Luo Jiang.
"When he first arrived in Licheng, he was just a hundred generals. At that time, due to some reasons with his sister's family, the family got into trouble with a kid from a Ganyuan family. We were quite simple-minded at that time, so we thought
It's not a big deal, so I had to stand up for him. I didn't want to offend the old people in that family, so they gave us a few beatings." Luo Jiang said with a bitter smile, "At that time, your father was still a young master, and he went to the old prefect to intercede for us.
At the same time, he personally went to the mansion of the surnamed family to make peace, and finally settled the matter. Yao Sheng didn't say much at that time and just remembered it. It wasn't until later that when your father became the prefect, he was already a military commander, and a patrol happened to
When attacked by an assassin, he risked his life to block your father's sword and almost died."
Luo Jiang shook his head and continued, "Now that I think about it, it is impossible for such an assassination to really hurt your father, but how could Yao Sheng, who was only a military commander at that time, know that blocking this sword would be both a disaster and a blessing?
After that, he was promoted to captain."
"So, this Yao Sheng was born as a commoner?" Luo Chuan asked.
"Yes, a commoner from Gan Yuan," Luo Jiang replied.
Luo Chuan thought for a while and said, "Uncle Jiang, originally it was reasonable to say that this general would be your subordinate, and you could just use it for your own convenience, but at this time, something is wrong. The civil and military promotion is just around the corner."
, it doesn’t matter if I use such small things outside the city today to beat the courtiers and dignitaries, but appointing a commoner as a general without success may tilt the balance too much and cause unnecessary trouble."
He took his hand away from the cauldron and patted the dust on his hand and said, "So let's put aside the promotion of Yao Sheng first. It's just leaving a vacancy there. If it is destined to be him, it will always be his in the future." It's still his, but now that the affairs of the Licheng Army are getting more and more complicated, it's really time to provide you with a useful general." He looked at Luo Jiang and smiled, "I also have a candidate, Uncle Jiang, can you guess who it is?"
Luo Jiang looked at the smile on Luo Chuan's face, thought for a moment and said, "Since you came to the throne, we have only met a few captains. If they are not civilians, they will not be Jiu Ge, Lu Bai, etc. Shen Cheng's nephew Shen Jun is this I heard that those who went to the north and performed extraordinary feats will not be recalled by you, so it can only be Ning Ankang or... Xie Yanyan whom you have met in the south?!"
"Not bad, General Luo," Luo Chuan laughed loudly and stretched out his hand to flick the ball on Luo Jiang's polished armor, "It's Xie Yanyan, how about it?"
"Just do what you think is appropriate. The Licheng Army is not a frontier army after all. There is no problem with the capabilities of the captains from Baitong." Luo Jiang looked at Luochuan and said seriously, "It's just that you have some differences between civilians and dignitaries. The practice always makes me feel a little dangerous. For example, if we hold this civil and military competition to give the common people in the world a step up, will there really be no problems...?"
Luo Chuan was still laughing and joking. He looked at Luo Jiang and asked with a smile, "Uncle Jiang, these words have been killing you these days, right?" before Luo Jiang responded, he asked again, "Have you ever had anything since I went south?" How many courtiers have talked to you about the shortcomings of civil and military affairs?"
Luo Jiang was stunned for a moment, then said sarcastically, "Of course there are quite a few, such as that..."
Luo Chuan waved his hands and said nonchalantly, "Uncle Jiang, it's boring to talk about this kind of thing in detail. Without asking, I know that those who can openly come to your house to express their opinions are just small characters and cannot be put on the stage." He will He shook his long sleeves, as if shaking off some insignificant dust, "As far as I am concerned about civil and military promotion in Li County, the short-term benefit lies in promoting talents, such as the land of Sancang and Anling, or other places in the future. How many talents are needed to either garrison or govern the place? There are no civil and military examinations, and we rely solely on the ancient and obsolete official selection system of the Secretary's Office. By the time the officials from all parties are in place, the day lily will be cold."
Luo Jiang was a little confused about what it meant that the day lily was cold, but Luo Chuan ignored him and just continued, "For me, Li County, the long-term benefit of the civil and military examinations lies in the renewal of the powerful class." He looked at Luo Jiang's face With a surprised expression, he said with a smile, "The stagnant water in the world is always dirty and smelly, unless the pond is full of living water. I understand this truth, and the courtiers naturally understand it too. However, if it is beneficial to Li County, it must be beneficial to the family." Damn, Uncle Jiang, if you are not close to me but to the Luo family, how should you make a choice?"
Luo Chuan smiled and said, "So, the really smart big shots in the court will not bother with me on whether to hold the Civil and Military Examinations. The specific examination rules for the Civil and Military Examinations will be the focus of the next competition in the court." , look, our courtiers have many ways to make the Civil and Military Examinations a channel for quick internal promotion of powerful people in Lijun. Tomorrow, you will be able to open your eyes in the court. "
When Luo Jiang heard this, he sighed and said, "I thought that when you became the prefect and stabilized the surrounding areas, there would be peace inside and outside the Lijun court, but unexpectedly..."
Luo Chuan laughed, "Uncle Jiang, you..."
He didn't know how to describe him for a while, so he just stretched out his hand and knocked on his armor again, "Isn't it already peaceful like this? If I want to be a stable prefect, I will stay here every day.
So what about the palace? It's just that I asked for trouble and chose to take that difficult road. On that road, every step I take is destined to be difficult, but..."
He patted the giant bronze cauldron vigorously, "Isn't this what life should be like...?"