As the sun set in the west, everyone from the Prime Minister's Mansion came to the central attic and talked for a while. Because Zhongshu Province sent a memorial, many people discovered white pheasants in Pingyang County.
"Wow, wow..." A rhythmic bird song came from outside. Qin Liang raised his head and listened for a while, as if the white pheasant was right outside the door.
That thing was different from dragons, phoenixes, unicorns, etc. Qin Liang estimated that he could really find it, but he couldn't stop people from thinking it was an auspicious bird.
From the pre-Qin period, its meaning is probably that virtue reaches all the birds and beasts, so the white pheasant responds to it, which means that virtuous people have appeared in the world, and even birds and beasts have been benefited! But it has two interpretations. It can be said that today's people are virtuous.
, can also be interpreted by careerists as a sign from heaven that a virtuous person should take his place. At this time, it is obviously easier to interpret it as the latter, not only because of the situation, but also because the emperor does not have personal power.
Qin Liang looked back and said directly: "I didn't know in advance, otherwise you should have known about it earlier than others."
Everyone nodded in agreement, almost everyone sincerely believed that Qin Liang was not lying.
Zhong Hui said in a deep voice: "In this case, the appearance of the white pheasant should really be a good sign from heaven."
Qin Liang glanced at Zhong Hui and thought for a while without commenting. Qin Liang already believed that there were some mysterious things in the world, but this white pheasant easily reminded him of the white-feathered chicken, which he felt was not that magical. If he could see the dragon, phoenix, and unicorn with his own eyes.
, then he will truly believe that auspiciousness is coming from heaven.
"Let me first ask clearly what's going on." Qin Liang got up from the banquet, "After a while, I'll take my leave first."
Everyone paused one after another and said, "I'd like to pay my respects to you, Your Majesty."
Qin Liang walked to the back door
He opened his mouth, raised his chin slightly to the maid, and then walked into the corridor. The maid was also very smart and followed her. Qin Liang said: "Call Guo Tong to come out, and then ask Zhong Hui and Lu Xun to stay for another glass of wine.
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The maid bent down and said, "Here."
This attic was built by Cao Shuang. The structure is a bit strange. The corridors on both sides of the attic are closed, so that there is no road connecting the front and rear platforms. Perhaps Cao Shuang's original consideration was the privacy of the underground coupon room below.
But Qin Liang found that it was very convenient to talk on the platform at the back, because in addition to coming from the west hall, he could only take the steps behind the attic; and as long as anyone was coming on the steps, it would be clear at a glance.
After a while, Guo Tong came out of the corridor. He had just arrived at the Prime Minister's Mansion to work as a military adviser, and he had never met Qin Liang before, but his maternal aunt Wang was right. He had an admiration for Qin Liang, and
The closeness of mind can be felt from details such as eyes when getting along.
Probably when they raised troops in Yangzhou, Wang's despair affected Guo Tong. Then Qin Liang defeated Xuchang and Yiqueguan in two battles, and Guo Tong also had some subtle feelings because of this.
Although Qin Liang and Guo Huai have old grudges, and Guo Tong is Guo Huai's eldest son, Wang is also his biological mother. Generally, the relationship between mother and son will be better than that between father and son. I just don't know, what if Guo Tong learns about Wang's relationship?
How will you feel about your personal relationship?
Qin Liang couldn't care about that much at the moment. When he saw Guo Tong bowing to him, he returned the courtesy casually and said directly: "Please go see Jia Gonglu and ask him personally whether the white pheasants in Pingyang County have anything to do with him."
Jia Chong's second wife married Guo Huai, who was Guo Tong's cousin-in-law. So let Guo Tong do this.
Ask, it's a bit simpler.
Guo Tong said softly: "Is it the king's question to tell Gong Lu?"
Qin Liang said: "It goes without saying, but he can guess it."
Guo Tong nodded thoughtfully: "Your Majesty, what you said makes sense."
Qin Liang thought about it for a while. If Jia Chong did this, he would definitely let Qin Liang know "inadvertently" through relatives. There was no reason to hide it. Because Jia Chong's purpose in doing such a thing was
If he wants to make meritorious service to Qin Liang, if he doesn't admit it, who gets the credit?
He quickly came to his senses and saw Guo Tong looking at him, so he immediately asked naturally: "Is your mother in good health?"
Guo Tong hurriedly said: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your concern. My mother is fine."
Qin Liang walked back and said: "I went to Chang'an before. Although it was the first time I met relatives, my grandma treated me very well, just like her own family."
Guo Tong finally sighed: "It's all small things, but the king saved my mother's life."
"The relationship is like this. If one loses, both will suffer." Qin Liang said casually.
The two returned to the west hall, and the other officials had left. As expected, Zhong Hui and Lu Xun were still there, continuing to drink wine. When Zhong Hui saw Qin Liang, he immediately bowed and saluted.
Guo Tong bowed his head and said, "Please take your leave first."
Qin Liang nodded and said, "Come here to see me later." After saying that, he sat back down at his seat, and the maid immediately filled a glass of wine.
"Tomorrow morning Duke Zeng (Xunxu) will come back. If Yang Taichang agrees, Chang Ti will go to Gao Situ and ask Gao Situ to take charge of the matter and dissolve the marriage relationship between the Yang family and the Sima family." Qin Liang looked at Lu Xun and said.
Lu Xun immediately cupped his hands and said, "I obey."
He finished
He seemed to be thinking about something. Qin Liang glanced at it and then said more clearly: "My lord and Gao Situ's cousin must have been friends in the past, right?"
Lu Xun suddenly said at this time: "My late father and Gao Yuancai (Gao Gan), Gao Situ's cousin, were both under Yuan Shao's command back then, and Gao Gong was a relative of Yuan Shao."
Qin Liang said no more. With this mention, Lu Xun should understand why he was sent to find Gao Rou.
Only then did Qin Liang turn to Zhong Hui and ask, "How is the relationship between Shi Ji and Wei Guan?"
Zhong Hui did not shy away and said with a smile: "When the Sima family was assisting the government, I and Boyu could often see each other, but in recent years there have been fewer opportunities to interact with each other."
Qin Liang sighed: "Back then, Zun Gong and Jing Hou (the father of Wei Guan, Wei Ji) were equally famous calligraphers. Should Jing Hou be good at cursive calligraphy?"
Zhong Yao and Wei Ji were not only great calligraphers in the Wei State, but also ministers who had reached the highest positions of power.
Zhong Hui's eyes showed a look of surprise, and he said cooperatively: "Bo Yu's cursive calligraphy is also quite accomplished. He is accustomed to it from his father, and he has his own uniqueness."
Qin Liang pretended to be happy: "Really? How about you help me get some cursive scripts?"
Zhong Hui immediately said: "I'll make preparations and go to Hedong to visit Boyu and invite him to Luoyang. The king can personally talk to him about his experience in cursive writing."
Qin Liang said: "That's very good. If he thinks it's a long way, Shi Ji doesn't have to force him. It would be nice to just ask for a few cursive calligraphy paintings to appreciate."
Zhong Hui cupped his hands and said, "I understand."
Qin Liang then raised his wine glass and signaled to Zhong Hui and Lu Xun respectively, and they both said "please" one after another.
After drinking the wine in the wine glass, the maid kneeling behind him approached again with a wine bottle. Qin Liang took the palm of his hand and gently
Covering the wine glass, he stood up and said, "Your Majesty, please feel free to do so." The two of them saluted Qin Liang and watched him enter the back room.
Qin Liang is indeed very interested in calligraphy. Sometimes he simply copies poems and poems, and feels a faint sense of satisfaction. But at this time, he obviously has no time to find a calligrapher. That Wei Guan is not only a calligrapher, but also a nobleman. person of origin.
Wei Guan once had good relations with the Sima family, partly because he disliked Cao Shuang. At that time, Cao Shuang wanted to marry the Wei family, but he was rejected. The same was true for Sun Li. At first, he was not inclined towards the Sima family at all. Later, because of his grudge with Cao Shuang, he was rejected. Only then did he make friends with the Sima family.
In addition, Wei Guan belonged to the Hedong gentry in Bingzhou. This group originally had two gentry leaders, one Sima Yi and one Wang Ling. They were indeed not from the same group as Cao Shuang.
Sima Yi wanted to kill Wang Ling mainly because Wang Ling had a high reputation among the Hedong gentry in Bingzhou. However, it was the Sima family that was destroyed by Qin Liang! Logically speaking, Wei Guan should have defected to Wang Ling directly, but Wei Guan implicated the Sima family. After being deposed (Sima Yi had been in power for many years and had too many people who had worked for him), he had not been appointed in his hometown. Although Wei Guan was from Hedong, it seemed that he had little contact with the Wang family in Qixian County.
At this time, Qin Liang wanted to ascend to power and secure that position as soon as possible. The best choice was to win over some noble clans as much as possible to further strengthen his momentum and maintain his control over the local area.
The reason is very simple. When it comes to nobles and nobles, should they be killed or pulled?
If he kills, who will he speak for, and for what class of Li Yi? Mainly because he cannot see the benefits, and he will also draw all the hatred of the most powerful nobles and nobles towards himself!
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Huang Chao of the imperial court replaced the suppressed scholars from poor families (Huang Chao was a failed scholar and a wealthy private salt dealer). He trampled all the officials and ministers in Tianjie. He indeed took revenge on the family, but he himself did not benefit from it. It can be said that his reputation was ruined. , people did not hesitate to make up stories about him grinding human flesh with stones to make food; all hatred led to Huang Chao.
Therefore, if we want to prevent the gentry from evolving into a powerful family and threatening the imperial power, we need to first develop a new powerful class. As the inheritors of hatred, for the time being, only the gentry from poor families are the only ones. And the gentry from poor families will also point their fingers at blocking others' futures, such as killing their parents. The noble clans became a force that the emperor could win over when dealing with the clans.
Of course, most of the gentry who came out of the imperial examination were not good at it. It was easy for the water to be too cold. Judging from experience, all the Song and Ming dynasties perished at the hands of foreign enemies. In addition, the heads of the Guizhou leaders in a certain place originally had only one wealthy family exploiting them. But by then, they would have been fine. There are a lot of small and medium-sized landowners who have no bottom line and are short-sighted. They will scrape a few more layers of land! They happily wait for famine to starve people to death so that they can buy people's teenage daughters at a low price.
The feudal bureaucracy formed by the imperial examination of the gentry is loosely organized, which reduces the threat to the royal family, but I am afraid it is not a real solution. More and more people are crowding in, redundant officials have no solution, and the finance is bound to collapse. There may be only one way out, and it cannot be beneficial. A hole was created, leaving people with only one way out: becoming officials and gaining power; or maybe the feudal dynasty had no way out at all!
Moreover, when Qin Liang used the warriors of the Luoyang Central Army to suppress the gentry, why didn't the gentry also check and balance the warriors? Therefore, it would not become the situation of the five generations after Huang Chao, where the strong soldiers and horses took turns to be the emperor. If we want to
To break the balance, we must make arrangements in advance to weaken and eradicate all the forces that are checking and balancing, otherwise it will only be unbalanced.
Of course, Qin Liang will not mess around at the moment. He just wants to obey the destiny at this time. After all, he can't kill him cleanly, and there is no benefit in making him smelly. And like Wang Mang, he also became a saint first, and his reputation is amazingly good.
The process was very smooth!
So Qin Liang now has almost no choice, he can only recruit the Shi clan first. If he can't win, he will consider killing those who can't win. It's okay to deal with a few enemies, and other clans will even be happy to see the success, and they will just clear up the space by killing them.