After careful weighing, Wei Ba finally accepted Peng Xiaoyu's suggestion. In addition to not wanting to face Yang Yi every day, which would increase the chance of conflict, he was also self-aware. At the moment, he had to think about maneuvers for a long time just listening to someone's words.
When it comes to the level of reading in the Prime Minister's Mansion, listening to those experts is probably about the same as listening to English reading comprehension. It was easy to understand the first sentence, and they almost finished speaking.
Of course, Wei Ba couldn't give this reason when facing Zhuge Qiao.
"There is a way and skill in arithmetic, and if we sit down and discuss it, I might be able to tell you that I really can't do it if I have to go through the account books." Wei Ba said to Zhuge Qiao with a sincere face: "If Yang Canjun and I
Compared with these arithmetic, I am willing to be inferior."
Zhuge Qiao looked at Wei Ba suspiciously. He didn't know whether Wei Ba was telling the truth or was polite. He was at the scene at the time. Yang Yi worked hard to solve the problem and Wei Ba solved it happily. He saw it with his own eyes.
.Now Wei Ba says that his arithmetic skills are actually not as good as Yang Yi's. Is this to save Yang Yi's face, or is he continuing to slap Yang Yi?
Zhuge Qiao couldn't ask directly. He could only figure out the meaning by himself, and there was no reason to ask people face to face. He pondered for a moment and said with a smile: "I wonder which master can teach you such arithmetic. I'm really curious.
I don’t know if it would be such an honor to meet him.”
Wei Ba secretly laughed, thinking that he had deliberately planted flowers but not planted willows to create shade. As soon as he trapped that old fox Cheng An, Zhuge Qiao came to ask about this matter. I was really foresighted.
"Actually, you have also met Mr. Cheng Ancheng, my father's chief bookkeeper."
"Cheng An?" Zhuge Qiao looked at Wei Ba suspiciously. He knew Cheng An and his identity, but he had never heard of how good Cheng An was in arithmetic.
"Mr. Cheng is one of the four surnames in Hanzhong. He has a rich family background, but he is humble and most people don't know about his knowledge." Wei Ba said with a smile: "He is not as flamboyant as me. He just learned a little bit and started making trouble everywhere.
"
Zhuge Qiao smiled slightly and changed the subject. The purpose of his coming was to find out the master behind Wei Ba. Since Wei Ba said it was Cheng An, he didn't want to tangle with Wei Ba anymore. Of course he knew that Wei Ba would
Entering the Prime Minister's Mansion is just to save some face for Yang Yi. Wei Ba knows himself and doesn't dare to go, so that's the best thing. But he wants to pull Cheng An away. If he wants to pull him away, he can't pull him away, but he wants Wei Ba to pull him away.
Ba takes the initiative to recommend.
"Hanzhong is full of outstanding people. It is true that there are many outstanding people. General Zhenbei has been operating in Hanzhong for many years and has made remarkable achievements. It seems that it has a lot to do with Mr. Cheng. General Zhenbei, courtesy of Corporal Zhenbei, has such a big family in Hanzhong to help him. In the future,
I will definitely achieve greater feats."
Wei Ba's eyes narrowed and the corner of his mouth twitched: "Brother Zhuge, thank you. In fact, my father just found out about this. Otherwise, he would have recommended Mr. Cheng to the Prime Minister's Mansion." He smiled.
Laughing, "As you know, my father is a good soldier. He puts all his thoughts on military training. As long as he waits for the Prime Minister's order, he will be the prime minister's vanguard, charge into the battle, kill generals and capture the flag. As for Corporal Li Xian,
Hahaha……"
Zhuge Qiao also laughed. He knew very well what kind of temper Wei Yan had. It was said that Wei Yan was similar to Guan Yu back then. He treated soldiers well but looked down upon gentlemen. He frowned when he saw scholars and liked to talk with fists and swords. He was at odds with Yang Yi.
, of course it has something to do with Yang Yi, but fundamentally it’s because he has this kind of virtue.
Hearing Wei Ba's tone, he already knew what to do, and Zhuge Qiao was very happy. Wei Ba knew the elegant meaning after hearing the song, which saved him from having to face Wei Yan's hob meat.
Zhuge Qiao left, and Wei Ba smiled bitterly. The development of the situation was almost as Peng Xiaoyu guessed, but this does not mean how smart Peng Xiaoyu is. It can only be said that there is nothing new under the sun. Through the ages, over and over again, they have performed nothing more than those few dramas.
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Wei Ba immediately went to Wei Yan, changed Zhuge Qiao's meaning, and suggested that Wei Yan recommend Cheng An to the Prime Minister's Mansion. On the one hand, it reassured the Prime Minister, and on the other hand, it also gave Cheng An a way out. Making the decision in the Prefect's Mansion.
There is nothing promising in the book, so of course they still hope to serve as county magistrate and formally embark on an official career. Although Cheng An is old, his desire to seek an official position may not be weak, otherwise he should have gone home to support his old age and have grandchildren.
Already.
Wei Yan didn't care. He was about to move Cheng An away to make room for Wei Ba. After listening to Wei Ba's suggestion, he immediately wrote a formal letter of recommendation, invited Cheng An, and asked him to
He explained the matter of recommending him to serve in the Prime Minister's Mansion. Cheng An was an experienced man and quickly figured out the key, but he was still grateful to Wei Yan for giving him this opportunity. How important is the status of the Prime Minister's Mansion?
, he knew very well that after coming out of the Prime Minister's Palace, he would at least be a county magistrate, and he might even directly become a person with two thousand stones.
Compared with his own bright career, he was more happy that although Wei Yan was not enlightened, he had a son who was enlightened. Wei Ba was able to defeat Yang Yi and enter the prime minister's palace without arrogance.
This in itself was a sign of maturity. He couldn't help but look at Wei Ba with new eyes and re-examine him.
"Thank you, General. I am very grateful." Cheng An said with a smile on his face: "The Major General is knowledgeable and good at calculations. It is most suitable for him to take over my affairs. Of course, he is still young now and has some things to do.
I'm not sure, but it doesn't matter, I believe the officials in the mansion will do their best to help him."
This is what Wei Yan wants. Cheng An is the representative of the indigenous people in Hanzhong, and is naturally the leader of the governor's office. If he doesn't say anything, it will be easy for those officials to cause Wei Ba some troubles.
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"Why don't you thank Cheng Gong for your cultivation?" Wei Yan winked at Wei Ba. Wei Ba bowed ninety degrees and gave a big gift. Cheng An quickly stepped forward to help him up and introduced him in detail about the situation of the officials in the mansion.
After hearing this, Wei Ba realized that the idea of the four surnames in Hanzhong was not something Peng Xiaoyu was joking about. These four families all had great backgrounds.
The first of the four surnames in Hanzhong is the Zhao family, and the representative is Zhao Xuan, who served as the governor of Qianwei. His seven sons all have the character "珪" in their names, and they are virtuous, so they are also called the "Qi" of the Zhao family, and almost all of them have served as "two".
Qian Shi. His family is rich and he is the first surname in Hanzhong.
Next is the Li family. The Li family's wealth is not as good as that of the Zhao family, but the Li family has produced Situ Li He. Li He's son Li Gu is a famous scholar in the world. He was an official and became a Taiwei. He was imprisoned and committed suicide because he offended the general Liang Ji. The world wept for him.
In terms of reputation alone, the Li family is still above the Zhao family. However, after Li Gu's death, the Li family was deliberately suppressed by the court. It had not produced any high-ranking officials for decades. It declined and could only be ranked second.
The Cheng family where Cheng An belongs is a standard local powerful, and has never produced any famous high-ranking officials. However, it has served in prefectures and counties for generations and is very powerful. Cheng An's father, Cheng Bao, once served as a scheming official and was good at scheming. He served as Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty.
He explained the situation in Yizhou in front of him. Later he served as a prefect, but he was unlucky and died on the way to take office.
The Zhang family, the last of the four surnames, has a more profound family background than the other three families. They originated from Zhang Qian, the Bowang Marquis in the era of Emperor Wu of the Western Han Dynasty, and have continued to grow since then, with talented people from generation to generation. The most famous one is the one who served as the guardian of Qiang.
Later, he served as Crouching Tiger Zhang Ze who served as general of Liao Dynasty. However, Zhang Ze was appointed by Cao Cao as general of Liao Dynasty. Therefore, under the rule of Shu Han, the Zhang family was not embarrassed at all, and he stayed with the last one.
These four families may not be considered much in the entire Han Dynasty, and they cannot even be compared with those aristocratic families in the entire Yizhou, but in Hanzhong, they are truly powerful. There are people from these four families serving in the Hanzhong Prefecture, just because
Normally Wei Yan didn't care about them and even deliberately ostracized them, but Wei Ba didn't quite understand. Now that Cheng An explained it, Wei Ba knew that the Hanzhong Prefecture belonged to these four families rather than the Wei family. If he hadn't
This opportunity to serve in the Prime Minister's Mansion was given to Cheng An. His attempt to take over Cheng An's position was definitely the beginning of a disaster.
"After I left, Zhao Su was the most familiar with the affairs of the house." Cheng An took a sip of water and said slowly: "Zhao Su is the eldest grandson of Zhao Yao and the most outstanding among the descendants of the Zhao family. However, this person is casual and indifferent.
He doesn't care much about fame, and he likes Taoist teachings. He used to have many contacts with Celestial Masters and Taoists, and he doesn't like rules. When you get along with him, young general, don't take it too seriously. In fact, his abilities are quite good."
"Thank you for your advice, sir." Wei Ba greeted him again, thinking to himself, this Zhao Su is just a semi-hidden master, right? Otherwise, why would Cheng An specifically point him out.
Cheng An explained something again before getting up and leaving. Wei Ba and his brother Wei Feng looked at each other. It was the first time that Wei Feng knew that there were so many experts hiding in the prefecture. He knew that Cheng An and others were powerful before, but he
But they didn’t know that there were four surnames in Hanzhong, let alone that these people’s family backgrounds were so deep.
"Aba, I really live my life with my head covered. I didn't expect Mr. Cheng and the others... actually..."
Seeing that his brother was blaming himself, Wei Ba quickly said: "They deliberately kept a low profile and didn't let you know, so how could you know. Besides, getting along too well with these powerful locals may not necessarily be a good thing, and it might even make people angry."
I think our Wei family has a disloyal heart."
Wei Feng nodded repeatedly and patted Wei Ba on the shoulder to express his gratitude. Wei Yan didn't say anything until he heard Wei Ba's words, then he smiled happily and said: "You are right to the point.
You can use them, but you can't trust them. They are too strong for their strong branches and weak branches. How can we, outsiders, do things? Do you want me to be a prefect who just sits there?"
The Wei family is from Nanyang, and Nanyang is the hometown of the emperor. There are too many powerful people, and it is not an easy task to be the governor of Nanyang. Most people will become puppets, but the actual power is taken by the big surnames in the county. Wei Yan no longer cares about such a thing.
It is clear that when he was in his hometown of Nanyang, he might have envied the powerful people who controlled power, but now that he was a prefect, how could he tolerate these powerful people taking away his power.
He is not Wei Feng. He knows some about the strength of the four surnames in Hanzhong, but he has never been willing to take these people too seriously. Otherwise, he, the prefect of Hanzhong, would have been ignored long ago. Seeing that Wei Ba can have such knowledge,
He was very satisfied.————
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